2013 Top Ten Best Online Publishing Company

Every year I take a look at a review list of POD publishing companies. The reason I take a look is because all of these companies offer something different. We are authors are different in so many ways. We have so many things that we need our companies to offer that may differ from the next author.

It’s important to shop around.

POD companies are tricky. They cost a lot of money to get all of the things you want. The good thing about them is they don’t take very long to publish. It’s all about what you need. So today I want you to take a look at the list. Think about your personal needs as an author. Can you afford it? As you look at this list, write down your top ten needs. Then decide what your budget can afford.

Bookmark the site and then come back again next year: http://online-book-publishing-review.toptenreviews.com/

 

Literary Career Moves Promotion of the Week

Today I am promoting a service on Literary Career Moves. This promotion is important because many times authors really do not know the steps in getting their books in the right hands or how to simply publish a book.

Today’s Literary Promotion is “Publishing Process Guide”

With this service, I help authors and writers find their way through publishing their book. Basically holding the author/writers hand and guiding them all the way, answering whatever questions they may have.

Do you think this service is for you? Inquire today!

*NEW* Publishing Process Guidance

-this service includes guidance through the entire publishing process. Once a publishing company is chosen Dominique will help you in knowing what parts of the publishing services are most important to you and getting to a completely satisfied state with your book.

Also Includes:

-A free career path book. Book will depend on where you are in your career path.

Inquire about this service today!

Signing Off,

Dominique

 

The Publishing Season; Part Five: Check list: (Website, P.R., Marketing)

This is the last step in “The Publishing Season” Once you’ve completed this step, it’s time to start all over again and start writing your book. (If you decide to publish again) So I will go through a quick check list of things to do now that your book is published and in stores.

1. Do you have an author website? All authors must have an author website. We speak about this on The POV Lounge http://thepovlounge.wordpress.com  a lot. An Author Website is essential!
2. Do you need to hire a PR? Are you capable of promoting your own book or do you need to hire a PR or Marketing team to help you?
3. Do you need an agent? Are you happy with the publishing company you chose or do you think you need to hire an agent for the next project?
4. Have you booked any book signings or release parties? Get your name out there. Celebrate the release of your book. Contact local book stores to schedule book signings
5. Have you joined any social networks online to help promote your book? Social networks always help.
6. Do you have some of your books on hand? It’s important to always have a few copies of your book on hand in case you run into someone that wants to buy a copy.
7. Have you been following the marketing plan you sent to your publishing company? This is always important to keep an eye on and make sure you are living up to your goals.

Read the full article at: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/257395

Next on The POV lounge: Hot Topic Monday

 

The Publishing Season; Part Four: P.O.D Publishing

P.O.D means print on demand if you didn’t already know. P.O.D has become so popular in the publishing business. Many publishing companies are offering this service. Your book is published faster. You’re able to put out more books. On the flip side of P.O.D you’re paying a lot of money to have your book published. (Depending on the route you take)

If this is the route you’ve decided to go with publishing, you’re first step is to narrow it down to the companies that interest you. You need to decide, as with any publishing company, what your company needs to provide for you. Do you need your publishing company to offer editing? Graphic Design? You need to have already answered these questions BEFORE you go publishing company shopping.

Once you have decided what you need and narrowed your choices down, you need to research the company and find out what they ask for in submissions. The good thing about P.O.D is that their requirements are, most of the time, small. You may fill out a form. They will ask some questions about your book and then give you a set time of when they will contact you back for acceptance. There are some companies that you do not have to submit any form. You find the package that you want (Remember add-ons. We spoke about this earlier) and then you go through the process of creating your book. CreateSpace is just like this. You create the book how you see fit for no extra cost. You must have computer experience for this. www.createspace.com

It should take about a week maybe two for the company to contact you. Most of the time, they do not turn down a manuscript. That’s money they will lose. If they do turn down your book then that means they have a specific list of books that they will only publish. That’s a good thing and a bad thing. Some companies only want mystery suspense, others are for romance only. So that’s why you must shop around before you decide on a company so you don’t waste any of your time.  After the company has contacted you then they take you through the steps to create your book. You should not lose any control with your book. You should have a say about everything all the way down to the graphic design.

Read the full article at: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/257395

Next on the POV Lounge, Hot Topic Monday

 

The Publishing Season; Part Two: Determining your Publication Path

The next step in “The Publishing Season” is to determine your publication path. Not every writer wants to have their book on shelves. Some would simply like their book to be printed into a few copies to give to family members. Some would like for it to just be an e-book. In the end it needs to be what you want and you need to make that decision before you go looking for publishing companies.

Determining the publication path is very important simply because each path is different. It might seem wise to publish your book through Print on Demand but it might not be the best choice for you and your book. So let’s take a look at the difference between Print on demand and Traditional Publishing.

To view the full article for the Publishing season check out Literary Career Moves

Signing Off,

Dominique

 

 

The Publishing Season; Part One: What is the publishing season?

In books & eBooks, I spoke about the writing season; how to write your book, how to formulate your book and get it ready for publication. These next few topics will help you successfully publish your book.

Now that you have finished your book, ask yourself this, has it been edited yet? Whether it’s been professionally edited or edited by you or a friend, it must be edited before it can be published. It must be error free and cleaned up very good so that you can send it to a publisher. So before you read any further, go look at your manuscript and see if it needs to be edited.

Publishing a book is the business side of writing. Not all writers decide to publish. Some don’t even work up the nerve to publish but for those that do decide to publish; this is a big step for you.

So what is the publishing season? It’s the publishing side of writing. It’s the stage when you have successfully completed your manuscript and you are ready to publish your book. The story has been told and this is it.

To view the full article, check out Literary Career Moves

Signing Off,

Dominique

Tomorrow on The POV Lounge: Question of the Week

 

To Rush or Not to Rush, that is the question!

There are several reasons why we wait so late to write another book. Some authors like to publish a book every year, some like to wait several years, some put out books every couple of months. It depends on the writer.

There is no particular time to put out a second, third or fourth book. It’s totally up to you unless you have an editor or publisher breathing down your back, waiting on you to bring them new material.

There’s truly no need to rush yourself. When you rush your book, your audience wont be happy and most of the time your audience is not another writer and they don’t understand how long it takes to birth another book or how precious time is when writing it.

Our audience will tell us over and over again, bring out the next one, when’s the next one coming. Don’t fall for it. Write on your own time at your own pace and put out great work!

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Signing Off,

Dominique