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| How to Publish
a Book Through Print on Demand Program
Publishing Agents |
Many people
would like to publish a book. It was a dream
for many of us who had to deal with agents
or Self pubishing until recently, when Print
on Demand Program came to the fore; the dream
seemed out of many of our grasps. Tody
there are
many options for someone who wants to publish
a book, but it is a good idea to do a little
homework before contacting a publishing company
with your manuscript.
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I have found that,
as a pubisher you cannot overlook the Internet as
a valuable resource and as a writer I find that
it is a great way to find writing jobs. One writing
assignment involved writing a manuscript for a publishing
company. The book that I wrote is part of a series
of books that address questions about specific careers.
The assignment was ideal for me because I wanted
to publish a book about being a therapist who works
with autistic children. My topic fit the publisher's
needs and I went to work.
I completed the
first draft of the entire manuscript in a record
two-month period of time. I worked on the book for
about six hours every day, often staying up way
past midnight to get my thoughts organized into
the text. I found that we would publish a book on
my topic, but not in the near future. I completed
the manuscript about six months ago and I just now
got the contract from the publisher. I still have
to read and sign the contract to get things moving.
I am pleased that
I will have the opportunity to publish a book in
the upcoming year, but I still have a way to go
before the book hits the shelves. The editor is
going to go over the manuscript on a page by page
basis. I imagine that this will take a great deal
of time. That is not a problem for me. I am a diligent
writer and my desire to publish a book is a driving
force that will keep me on my toes.
I have looked
into other ways to publish a book as well but I
find some of the options a little confusion. Lulu
is a company that will publish a book for an author
through its print on demand program. I am not sure
if this is a viable option for me. I am not one
for vanity publishing and Lulu seems to have some
of the qualities of a vanity publisher.
For right now,
I'm sticking to working with a publisher on assignment.
If you want to publish a book, you may want to use
a company like iuniverse.com, Lulu, infinitypublishing.com,
but all said and done, if you want to publish a
book that will be read, consider working with an
editor.
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