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myLot reputation of 86/100. abhaijith (742)   ranked 4,013 out of 6,380 in writing3 weeks ago

Friends,
am going to write a book and wish to publish it in my name. What should i do? May the procedure be different in different countries. Am from India.
If am publishing the book in my own name, should i take the whole expance? How much will come its expance? How will it get publicity? Can anyone help...

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 93/100. LaurenInLA (867)   ranked 755 out of 6,380 in writing   3 weeks ago

Wow! Why would you want to do that? In your post, you hit on all of the problems that there are in self publishing. You have to market and find a distribution channel by yourself. If you are determined to go down that path, yes, you would bear the expense of it yourself and unless you're willing to throw a lot of money at it, just the advertising alone could be an extraordinary expense. Why not send the manuscript to either an agent or directly to a publisher? The only expense that you have at that point is postage fees. Of course, the manuscript could be rejected but that might be a good indication that the piece isn't marketable. Best of luck to you.


myLot reputation of 86/100. abhaijith (742)   ranked 4,013 out of 6,380 in writing  3 weeks ago

Friend,
i look at this as,more over a money making way,a way to express my feelings to the people.
Oh i see.So if we are not willing to take the whole expense,its better go behind a publisher right?
Can i publish it in my name,i mean,as me as its author,while publishing via a publisher?


myLot reputation of 93/100. LaurenInLA (867)   ranked 755 out of 6,380 in writing  3 weeks ago

Yes, you can absolutely publish the piece in your own name and the publication of the book would cost you absolutely nothing. I understand your point about expressing your feelings vs making money but if no one is able to buy a copy of the book you won't get your point across either. Unless you want to publish this as a vanity work to be read only by family and friends, I would definitely recommend that you seek a reputable publishing house to publish it. If you do decide to publish this book yourself, how would you sell it? Would you go door to door? Spend more money to advertise it? Essentially, how will you let the public know that you've written a book, what the book is about and how to purchase it? Please take my advice and answer those questions before you do decide to go the self publishing route. Whatever you decide to do, best of luck to you.


myLot reputation of 86/100. abhaijith (742)   ranked 4,013 out of 6,380 in writing  3 weeks ago

Oh... I see. Thats fine. Oh.. Yes you are right. Its very difficult to sell and get publicity and its costly too. More over i think its a risky job to self publish as we are not able to know the quality of the book that we have written. Yeah you are right friend. Thanks a lot for this good information.friend, where can i get the contact details of the publishers in my area? And how to approach them first?


myLot reputation of 93/100. LaurenInLA (867)   ranked 755 out of 6,380 in writing  3 weeks ago

We're on different continents but this is how I would approach it. Is there a Yahoo India or do the phone companies in India publish phone books? I think that you could approach this in one of two ways. You could either send the piece to a publisher directly or to an agent to represent the work. Both avenues have their own advantages. Whichever route you choose, go to Yahoo yellow pages and search for publishing companies or book agents in any of the large cities. Once you have names, check out their websites. Typically, they request a query letter and a sample chapter but each will indicate their submission guidelines and each will be unique. Good luck to you and I hope that you do get that book published.

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2. myLot reputation of 87/100. eurekafemme (143)   3 weeks ago

Wow! That'll be a great thing to do, abhaijith. But publishing a book is like also investing on something profitable. You need to shoulder the expenses all by yourself if you decide to do it as a one man army. However, there are agents and publishers looking for new writers. You can contact them. They will be asking you to do your share but at least, some of the burdens, especially on the financial will be lighter. There's a website that can publish your book at less cost. Try checking LULU.COM. Maybe, it'll be of help to you. Goodluck and more power.:-)


myLot reputation of 86/100. abhaijith (742)   ranked 4,013 out of 6,380 in writing  3 weeks ago

Yeah,of course,investing and make money,that is the process here.But its quite risky job that a have taken.Its my first time am writing a book,and not at all confident so.Yeah, you are right but i don't know how to contact these guys,from where i will get the contact details of these publishers in my area.
Wow,,LULU.com?,so there i can publish book and its cost right?
It sounds good.Thank you Friend.

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3. myLot reputation of 94/100. Binthu (2867)   ranked 858 out of 6,380 in writing   3 weeks ago

Hi Aijith,

First of all you have to make the well arranged matters in the
plain paper and would check properly without any mistakes and also
try to add something you want to add finally make the compile, and then
meet the best publisher in your area an asked them about the cost of
the books, because you have to choose the cover design and binding so the
price would cost you more or less, finally you have to decide the cost
and tell them to go for the printing. Once the books was printed and then
you have to meet the respective sellers to sell your books. This is the
procedure, and also you have to be spend the money initially for whole
books, if the books has good selling then you can make good money.

Have a nice day.


myLot reputation of 86/100. abhaijith (742)   ranked 4,013 out of 6,380 in writing  3 weeks ago

Hello Binthu,
Am not Aijith,am Abhaijith.ah,,No prob friend.
It seems you have experience.
I don't know,whether i can catch the readers mind as its my first book that am gonna write.Am from Kerala and can you suggest some good publishers?
I am absolutely stranger in this field of writing.
Thank you very much friend for your response.

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4. ehsanji (72)   3 weeks ago

Publish it on amazon and eBay and you could make good bucks off it. But then just think, what if it doesn't get sells and you get into loss? I'd recommend you to publish it There in real not on the Internet.


myLot reputation of 86/100. abhaijith (742)   ranked 4,013 out of 6,380 in writing  3 weeks ago

You mean, the way to get publicity?
Ok fine friend. Thank you for your response.

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