For each a frustrated by publishing was rejected, the author of no more than the more simple and cheaper way toself-publishing.By amazon, apple and similar self-publishing ebooks dealers Smashwords experts such as organization of free self-publishing platform for the little-known writers and some existing small famous writers create more new opportunities, opened up a huge market.
Although some people cheering self-publishing to democratize market, while others condemn it denigrates the literary culture, but self-publishing has changed the meaning of it in the heart.Simply to upload PDF file and pay a small fee to cover design, everyone can be ebook platform, such as amazon's Kindle on the publication of the writer, which earn up to cover design fee 70% of the profits.
Press the traditional status of screening copy, edit the selected articles and for packaging, marketing, and finally finished product distribution - no longer exists.Publishers do not worry, however, self-publishing also has its own advantage.The British writer James (e) James is a case in point.Her book "gray's 50 shadow is self-publishing.Then it was the German media group bertelsmann's press Random House (Random House) is selected, soon became a best-selling books, make James topped Forbes 2013 list of top writer's.
Few self-publishing authors can get such a success.But those who actively promote their work and will sell is very low, only 99 cents each, for example, are likely to get a large number of readers.A lot of self-help books, although not up to the standard of the required large publishers, but itself is good enough, their pricing should meet the demand of the readers, it expanded the books market.
Self-publishing for at least five hundred thousand books in the United States last year, its annual rate of 17% since 2008, with growth, has increased by 400%.
Self-publishing gradually mature, it is from the western style of crazy space for the development of more serious business, relevant company for books assigned a unique identification number (also known as the ISBN) head, experts in the field of self-publishing Peter brent (Beat Barblan) said.
Smashwords's chief executive, Mark kirk (Mark Coker) in a recent blog post: "those who self-published writers plague once rejected (published) will soon be gone."Cork in their cooperation in a novel by publishers refused to set up the Smashwords company, now has helped nearly 100000 authors.
Self-publishing with a history of the source is far.Without it, the world may not have the opportunity to read the great British critical realism writer Charles Dickens (Charles Dickens) Christmas novel "a Christmas carol", Mark Twain (Mark Twain) of huckleberry Finn "or Irish modernist writer James Joyce's" Ulysses "(James Joyce).Even so, many self-publishing authors published a book, only a very small and their readers.
The world's largest book distributor, distributor Ingram said on average they self-help book sales to 100 this (print or electronic), and the content influence company Taleist2012 year a survey found that more than half of self-published author income less than $500 a year.Subsistence need luck, or determination and level-headed business sense, science fiction writers like Germany Ina, connor (Ina Koerner).She has been on amazon with laurel Wolf (Marah Woolf) sold 300000 books of his pen name."You have to launch a new book every six months, otherwise you will easily be readers forget," 42, connor in the world's biggest book trade conference in Frankfurt book fair.
A mother of three connor used to be a banker, she decided after 15 publishers rejected self-publishing, she log in Facebook accounts every day keep interaction with their 2500 fans, and updated at least once a month."I can't understand those who thought they never someone in writing the book read the author of the book."
Connor will be priced book at 2.99 euros (3.79 cents), she make a 2 euro, amazon for the rest of the 99 euro cents.Petunia roper Ward (Penelope Ward) self-publishing teen romance novel, "the most dear brother after" (Stepbrother Dearest) in the last week on the second most popular ebook list, it's priced at $2.99, compared with the list of the top 25 books an average price of $7.74.
The popularity of this type of novel leads to romance novels, such as mills boone's printing works of recession, but it is subtle effects on other parts industry, such a low price almost impossible to make up for the cost."We believe that the rapid rise of self-publishing is more similar to the icing on the cake, rather than cannibalism. It will only have very little very little impact."Market research institutions Enders Analysis Douglas McCarty, an analyst at bay (Douglas McCabe) said.
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