Self Publishing Advice

Developments in eBook and Print on Demand technology mean that there are now more options than ever for authors to market and sell books. Authors can submit to agents, catch the eye of a large traditional publisher, publish with a smaller independent, or ‘go it alone’ with the millions of others who are self-publishing using publishing platforms.

But which option is the best one for you and your book? Self-publishing or traditional publishing? We asked CompletelyNovel to help us explain the options open to authors and writers.

In my quest to find out more about how to self-publish my own books, I found this very interesting post which shows the

Once you’ve decided to print your eBook through Kindle Direct Publishing you will probably be so keen to get your book printed as well.

Amazon’s CreateSpace offers self-published authors the opportunity to self-publish any book, fiction or non-fiction, through their Print On Demand (POD) publishing platform.

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Joel Friedlancer from The Book Designers say that the most important selling tool self-published authors have in their book marketing toolkit is the book cover.

Your book cover represents your book to the world so you'll want to be sure it is shown off in its best light with its most professional image. For most authors, this is going to mean that you have to hire someone to create a really good cover for your book.