If publishing in print is a tedious process through which you don’t want to tread, publishing your book online is the best way to reach the readers and share your ideas and thoughts to them. However, e-book publishing also requires you to follow certain rules and regulations without which your book publication online will not be successful, or would at least be much more difficult. The first decision that you have to take is whether you want to publish your book for free or do you want to charge money from people who are interested in reading them. Both have pros and cons. For example, if you publish for free, more people will read your writing, and you can develop a readership base. Read on to know about the various steps you have to go through before and after you publish your book online.

Writing the Book, Then Formatting Your eBook

Writing your book is, of course, the primary step. But, this also has a format if you want your book to go online. Write your book in the Microsoft word and save the file in the .doc format. This is compatible with most software and will be easy when converting to the e book format. Since, this book is to be published for people to read it and review it, make sure that there are no mistakes. Nothing can be more embarrassing and damaging to your budding writer reputation than a few spelling mistakes here and there. So, either hire a good editor who will go through your entire content and make sure there are no mistakes or do this yourself, but very carefully. When writing the book in Microsoft word, see to it that your fonts are all of equal size unless you specifically want it some other way. The margins should also be proper, preferably a 6 by 9 inches and a margin of 1 to 1.5 inches on all sides. For the font, 12 is the norm. Change it accordingly.

The Extra Somethings that can make your Book Interesting

Your book should make the right noises. You have to make your book seem appealing to the reading mass. So, write a preface to the book. Have an exceptionally well written blurb for your book either by a professional blurb writer or someone you know who can do a good job. Blurbs go a long way in deciding, specially for people who have not heard much about you or your book, what book they will choose. Publicity is the key word in today’s competitive market. Whether you want your book to be read for free or to be bought with a price, in both cases you have to publicize well. So, go and check those sites which are most visited by people and have those pop up advertisements talking about your book. It might seem self promotion to you, but that is how it works.

Copyrighting your eBook

This is very essential if you do not want to wake up a few days later to see your book selling in someone else’s name. This gives your book the ownership that it deserves. Copyrighting process differs in different country. Search the net or ask someone knowledgeable and trustworthy about the process of copyright in your country. Usually you have to fill an application form and pay a fee to get your copyright. Also, before uploading the book online, make sure that the security settings are enabled properly to not allow anyone to copy-paste lines from your book. Keep the read only option for the online readers. Besides, make sure that your book format looks the way you want it to, with page numbers, chapter headings and table of content in its right place. Everything you write is naturally copyrighted by law. However, if you’re primary means of distribution is on the internet, copyrighting your eBook is even more pertinent.

Publishing your eBook

This is the most important step. Spend a few days to research extensively on websites that have a good reputation with the readers about the quality of the books they upload. A website that is popular with the masses can win the readers’ confidence easily. Before uploading the book, you will get a form which will ask your details, the price of the book, will verify your copyrights and ask for distribution rights. After all of this is settled, upload your book. Your e-book is ready now. Go to the preview section to check if your book looks the way you want it to look. Make sure that your book cover is as enticing and as interesting as your book. This done, your hand typed manuscript has now become an electronic book or an e-book which people will either download and read if it is free or else pay and read.

Therefore, these are the few easy steps by which you can publish your book.

You finally have it! The perfect manuscript that is ready to be published and make you millions. Unfortunately many people think writing a good piece of writing will just come to them out of the blue and make them the money they need, but it rarely happens like this. In order to be successful in the writing industry, you not only have to write a good manuscript, but find a good publisher. In the writing industry, there are two main ways of getting your work published. This includes getting your work published by a publishing house or self publishing your work. While self publishing is convenient because you know that you will be able to get your work published, getting your work published by a large publishing house has many advantages too. This article will detail what the difference is between a big publishing house and self publishing.

One of the best things about getting your manuscript published by a large publishing house is that you will be able to get input all the time. There will always be people around you that are familiar with the industry and that will be willing to help you if you have questions. When you are signed with a publishing house, you don’t have to worry as much about the cover design for the book or the particular font. While you will have a say in the design, you will be pleased to know that there is a specific person whose job it is to make sure the design looks inviting and professional. This can relieve a good amount of stress off of you.

You will also not have to worry about all the marketing that goes into making a successful book. While you might have to show up at a few events, you do not have to plan the events or pay travel expenses; your publishing house will take care of that for you. This will save you a lot of time and effort. And if a particular event turns out to be a flop, you won’t be out the money for the event.

Money is one of the biggest reasons that most writers choose to submit their manuscripts to a publishing house. Even though it is very hard to get your manuscript accepted by a publishing house, once you do, you can be guaranteed some money, even if the book does not sell well. Usually once you book gets accepted by a publishing house, you will get a good advance. An advance is a portion of money you get for the book. The amount of money you will get from an advance depends on your experience and how good your manuscript is. Why so many writers like advances is because no matter how bad the book does, the publishing house can’t take away the advance they gave you. Publishing houses will also give you a percentage of the profits made on the book. The better the book does, the more money you will make.

While getting your manuscript accepted at a large publishing house does offer many advantages, self publishing your manuscript does as well. Some of these advantages include complete creative control over your work and a fast turn around time for the book to be in book stores.

The most common reason that many writers choose to self publish is because they want strict creative control on what is done to their manuscript. Many times if you manuscript is accepted by a publishing house, there will be some revisions done do it. These may be changes that lead the book in a different direction, a direction that the author does not necessarily want to take. Unfortunately, if the writer does not agree with the publishing house’s choice, many time the publisher will just decide not to publish the book. However with self publishing, you can make sure that your book is perceived the way it was meant to.

Self publishing is also a much better way to get a book out if you do not have much time. While publishing houses can take up to a year to get a writer’s book out to the book stores, self publishers can get their books out in a matter of months. This would be useful if you were writing a book about a weight loss diet that is just hot for a couple months and then the trend dies.

It is important to know why some people choose to publish their manuscripts with a publishing house, while others want to self publish their writing. There are many advantages to each and it is good to know which will work better for your manuscript.