subject: How To Self Publish A Book - Five Key Points [print this page] Preparing your self-published book? Here are five essentials that are vital for your success in this venture. If you make simple errors or have simple omissions the result can seriously reduce your chances of success, especially when you are learning how to self publish a book.
Here are the five key errors you must avoid.
1. Poor quality writing
It is easy to make mistakes with spelling, punctuation, typography and your use of English, specially when the subject is exciting to you. For example, the opening pages of your book must hold certain information such as the title, author, copyright, dates of publication, ISBN and other material. The layout of this is quite easy to see from almost any book that you pick up. Getting this right shows that you have prepared a professional publication and one that will b emuch better respected. If you are not sure about anything about this layout and its information then consult a professional editor, it is too important to neglect.
2. Book Structure
Your readers will expect your book to be organized by chapters regardless of the content. When you have a book that is either a technical book or an instruction book then your readers will expect a more detailed breakdown into sub chapters and maybe sections. Providing a recognized structure helps to make your book easy to read and understand so your reader will want to recommend it to others.
3. Continuity
Thepoor relation of publishing. When writing a piece of fiction you must make notes about your characters and locations so that you are consistent with the details or you will have confused readers. On the other hand, if your book is more technical, than consistent use of fonts and emphasis can help your reader to find and understand the information.
4. Design
The design of your book is helpful in establishing its position in the market as well as making it easy for the reader. Most books will be standard paperbacks - 7.8" by 5.1"/ 197mm x 130mm in size and yours should be too. Readers expect that size and yours should fit that expectation unless you have a very good reason. One reason may be that yours is intended to be a regular reference book in which case it can be larger and with a hard back.
The front cover design can be important too, especially in the paperback market. If you are producing a series then there should be consistency in design, otherwise the design should reflect some aspect of the subject matter or genre.
5. Marketing and promotion plan
Following the preceding 4 guides you have produced your masterpiece; congratulations. But no one will beat a path to your door if they do not know that it exists. the online publisher you ise will list it on their sales site, but how do you get the message to the right people? That's why you need a sales and marketing plan. You need to research and carry out your plan well. Maybe you have never done this before, or done it poorly - then call in some expert help.. First of all be prepared to have some advertising copy ready for your publisher's website. Next think of who you know and whether they, or their friends, would be interested and let them know about your book and where to buy it. And then turn your attention to the wider world. How can you publicise your book using normal media and the Internet?
Following this guide you will not only understand more about How To Self Publish A Book but also be able to improve the quality of your publication and so achieve greater sales through effective promotion/advertising.
