About two years ago, I had one demand in life. Just one. I wanted to get my book published pronto. I had been working on it for the better part of the last decade, reworking it and tweaking it, and it was finally done.
The only thought I had in my head was that I simply had to get my book published. It wasn’t that I was impatient or impractical, I had just poured so much of my time into the project that I had to get it published soon.
Unfortunately, I didn’t spend too much time looking for publishers. Even if I had spent the time, I don’t know that they’d be willing to work with me. In fact, from what I’ve found, it’s usually difficult for any publishing house to print an unknown author’s work. Unlike the big name people out there, I didn’t have the contact information of anyone of importance, so I decided to go the self-publishing route.
I have to admit. I was surprised at the simplicity and speed of self-publishing. Sure, there are advantages to courting a publisher, gaining their attention and then having them publish a book; but it was a fairly long, tedious process… Not something I was interested in when I was looking to get my book published.
The publish on demand shop I chose was LuLu.com. LuLu has surprisingly low rates and incredible access to databases like Amazon’s and Borders. What they means is they can release your book to those retail businesses so they can order it and put it on their shelves.
From what I understand, your book has to be rather in demand for that to happen though. It’s not like you can publish a book and magically have it show up all over the country!
The really amazing thing is that your book shows up on their website to buy! So you can send a simple Amazon link to your friends to have them purchase your work.
Another nice thing to do is make sure that there’s a link on your Facebook profile or Twitter page linking to the place your book is for sale. You’d be surprised how many poeple buy you work from that simple thing alone. And it’s really easy to do in the social media spaces that are out there.
The best experience I had after I had been looking to get my book published was when I received my copy in the mail. Lulu lets you receive a copy before anyone else so you can proofread it and make sure it’s up to your standards. Then, after you sign off on it, it’s available to either the general public or you can keep it private for friends and family.
Either way, the decision to get my book published has been one of the most rewarding of my life. If you are looking into getting a book published, make sure you stay true to the idea. You won’t ever regret the work it takes to make the dream happen!
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