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Discussions and recources for all types of self-publishing, from using POD publishing services to doing your own printing and distribution.

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Created By: Linton Robinson
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BEING YOUR OWN PUBLISHER

Yeah, yeah, there's new tech parameters and a paradigm shift and all that.

But the important thing is that there are (and always have been) alternatives to writing something then trying to sell the rights to a publishing company. This group is to explore these areas of self-owned publishing biz.

Some writers have niche books, some have special needs (like texts for their seminars), some are just too entrepreneurial to sell of their own inspirations. And some just want to see something in print.

There is a spectrum these days, from big publishers through the new, small POD publishers, to using publishing services like lulu.com or iuniverse, to printing yourself and selling online, to release of downloadable mp3 "podcasts" or pdf manuals.

If you have expertise, experience, or questions in this area, don't be shy about posting them here. It's a rapidly expanding field and nobody knows everything about it, but lots of us are learning enough to do what we want to do and successfully get it across the counter.

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Comment by Janet J Enos 1 day ago: Good Morning to all,

Just wanted to take a minute to let some of you folks know that I, like others, work a full time job outside the home. And I, like others, check our emails at work. :)Just a thought to ponder, for those of you who add/play music or movies the minute someone visits your profile...my speakers play internet music all day. If I visit your site, your music/movie takes over my speakers and I cannot click out of your profile fast enough. Although what I am doing is okay where I work, it prevents me from visiting your site unless I am checking at home. (rarely) Was wondering if you could make your sites quiet unless one clicks a box to start the music/movie. ??? No big deal either way. Just a thought for you to ponder for your visitors. You never know whom visits you. :)

Comment by T. M. Moore on June 30, 2008 at 1:43pm: I just added three more videos to my library, so please take a look at them when you have a chance.

Comment by Tom Mcgreevy on June 25, 2008 at 12:43am: Hi all,
I'm a new member to ' Self Publishing ' . My name is Tom Mcgreevy, from over in Berkshire in the UK. I am a freelance poet, and have just published my (POD) first collection of poetry called POEMS FOR PAULA, with Rossendale Books Publisher. I am more than happy with results, and much much quicker than the traditional publishers out there.
View my book at:
www.lulu.com/content/2641854
or visit me on my large website for details of me, my work, and lots of other stuff of interest to writers/poets:
www.poetryfromtommcgreevy.weebly.com
POETRY FROM TOM MCGREEVY
best regards from England
Tom Mcgreevy

Comment by Allen Ketchersid on May 23, 2008 at 5:16am: I have been promoting my Christian books and publishing services through Ad Surf Daily as an marketing experiment for about a month now. It is an ad surfing co-op enterprise. I have generated 1200 visits to my sites and obtained one solid prospect contact (for publishing services). I started with a free membership which allows you to promote one web site for 10 days. I then bought $50 in ad packages, which qualifies you to promote 3 web sites (or one site three times as much). In one month's time I have received $15.61 cash back in rebates on that $50 ad purchase and will continue to receive rebates until I get 125% of my purchase price back (looks like that will take 3-4 months). By that time I will have generated 4-5 thousand hits to my sites and have my ad money back (plus 25%). I would be interested to know if anyone else is promoting books or publishing through ASD or any other such system. If you want to experiment with it, you can go to http://72.32.185.200:8080/?ref=17573.

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Comment by Lorraine Harris on May 11, 2008 at 9:35am: I have six books all POD published. I'm thankful that modern technology has provided an alternative to traditional publishing. If not, I probably would still be receiving rejection letters for my books.

The bottom line for anyone whether self-published, POD published, Vanity Press, or traditional publishing is the marketing, promoting, and selling of your book(s). I've discovered that my books have sold very well but it's been because of my efforts in that area.

Comment by Linton Robinson on May 8, 2008 at 11:33pm: Again, I'd like to remind people of a new, but valuable resource: the forums at < A HREF="http://www.selfpublishersplace.com">Self Publishers Place

You can list a link to your book, and poke around the forum for some good tips on various aspects of self-publishing and promotion.

Comment by Linton Robinson on May 8, 2008 at 11:28pm: Hi Lynda
About Widgets. Get hold of Fraser, a very nice guy and member of this group. He can show you all about it. They are a very powerful sales and promo tool if you use them.