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How To Start A Publishing Company

How To Start A Publishing Company If you are thinking about starting your own publishing company, this guide is meant for you. There are four initial steps. Step 1: Choose The Business Structure The first step in starting your publishing company is deciding what form of company...

Choosing Your Pen Name

A pen name is a name used by an author in the place of their real name. Some authors write under their real names while others prefer to use a different name. In the second case, such a name will be the author's pen name...

Why Do Authors Use Pen Names

Some authors write under their real names while others prefer to use a different name. In the second case, such a name will be the author's pen name and it is the name that will appear on the book. A pen name is a name...

Formatting Your Book as an Ebook (Part 2)

What can you do to make sure your manuscript is properly formatted to make sure it will be legible, easy to read, and looking like a professional? In Part 1, I covered the basic concepts for why you should make sure your ebook has been...

Formatting Your Book as an Ebook (Part 1)

Publishing today is very different than it was ten or twenty years ago. Part of that reason is due to the increase in POD (Print-On-Demand) technology that helped make self-publishing a reality for many writers. The other major technological advancement during this time has been...

21 Questions to Ask a Publisher

If you are an author looking for a publisher, it is important that you reach out to the publisher and find out if you and the publisher are a good fit. This goes beyond whether they publish similar types of books. As with most relationships...

3 Types of Publishers and How to Avoid Being Scammed

Many authors are confused by the variety of publishers that are out there. Many publishers lure in prospective authors with amazing sounding deals (“We’ll get your book into the hands of thousands of readers!”) or unsupported claims (“Become a bestseller overnight!”). Authors are tempted by...

What Editors Do For You – And What They Won’t Do

Editors play a vital role in the success of your work but what exactly do they do? And, perhaps more importantly, what won't they do? What They Do Manage Submissions and Acquire Work The editor's role will vary depending on who they work for but most have the...

4 Facts About Self-Publishing That Might Surprise You

For many authors, self-publishing is the easiest route to go down because it provides freedom – from agents, poor royalties and to publish when and where you want. However, in many respects it isn’t the rosiest of routes; it may have its advantages but it...

5  Steps to Publishing with a Hybrid Publisher

Hybrid publishing is a combination of self-publishing and traditional publishing, the modern way of publishing that gives the author a real hands-on experience of publishing with the guidance and assistance of a traditional publisher. It isn’t that much different from doing it all yourself so...