As a self-publisher, the cost of producing a book should be minimized Paying someone to publish your book for you will not make you a profit If you are writing for self-fulfillment, you have even less incentive to pay a publisher Your highest cost for publishing should be your time

Whether or not self-publishing or getting a publisher is better relies entirely upon your own goals and resources If you want to have far more creative control but pay a little more upfront (with the knowledge you also make a lot more in royalties), self-publishing is the best route

ishers for First Time Authors

1. Blaze Vox Books Blaze Vox Books is a publishing company that’s no stranger to first-time authors
2. Diversion Books
3. Baen Books
4. On Stage Publishing
5. Quirk Books
6. Tor/Forge
7. Impulse – Avon Romance
8. Turner Publishing Company

The average author with a first-time book deal can expect to receive an advance of $/b> to $ Once your book is released, you won’t see another dime until you have earned back that advance–$125 at a time—until the advance is paid back in full

As we can see from many authors and agents the average first time author is projected to earn around $/b> for their new book After you pay your agent and invest in promotion, there isn’t much left over

Regardless of participation in KDP Select, authors who self-publish on Amazon through KDP also earn a 70 percent royalty on books priced between $299 and $999, and a 35 percent royalty on books that cost more or less than that

Typically, an author will be getting about 10% of the price of the book sale They may also get an advance on the royalties These advances can be profitable for the author, but should reflect a realistic prediction of sales You can find out more about the traditional publishing world in this article

Boiling it down, here’s a more narrow range I can live with sharing: an average advance for a first-time author would likely fall in a range between $/b> and $/b>, depending on a whole host of factors, including the size of the publisher, passion of the book editor involved, author’s platform, the power of the

Here are our top ten publishing trends for 2020

• Audiobooks will continue to gain popularity, and more indie authors will invest
• More indie authors will collaborate on marketing
• We’ll see more published works from author groups
• Organic reach will decline
• Running ads will become a requirement

2 There is a chance your work will never be picked up by a publisher Self-publishing doesn’t have the best reputation in the world of books, and neither do the self-published authors Some avid readers tend to not take self-published authors as seriously as they would a traditionally published author

Go to other bookseller websites such as Barnes & Noble and apply to sell your book on their sites Publish your eBook on IngramSpark and automatically make it available to Walmart customers along with the other online book retailer websites Get sales reports from one handy dashboard

Barnes & Noble, with 640 bookstores in 50 states, is giving self-published authors a chance to get access to their hallowed bookshelves

Follow these 8 steps to get your book into bookstores and on the shelves of major retailers

1. Know the Market for Your Book
2. Know How They Buy Books
3. Get Into Book Wholesalers
4. Develop a marketing and media plan
5. Create Professional Marketing Materials
6. Know Your Buyer’s Goals
7. Contact Bookstore Buyers and Librarians
8. Follow Up

Self-published authors can make between 40% – 60% royalties on a single book sale while traditionally published authors usually make between 10%-12% royalties First-time authors who want to traditionally publish can get an advance, which is usually $/b> (usually not that much more for a first-timer)

Deluxe Self-Publishing $399: Best for authors who want to sell their book in Barnes & Noble stores, this includes everything in the Intermediate Self-Publishing package above

Contrary to popular belief, booksellers and librarians don’t care if a quality book is traditionally published or self-published They care if the book will find its way off their shelves It’s the bookstore and library’s job to carry your book, not to market it

Bookstores and your book A self-published author could get printed copies, make an ebook, market online, sell books by hand, everything Except getting their book physically placed in a bookstore If we make all the books to order, there can’t be returns

Retailers will sell your book through their own online store Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and Barnes and Noble Press are two of the biggest, and most well-known retailers Authors receive payment directly from the retailer for any books sold

• Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is a free e-publishing site that allows you to publish your eBook without paying a single penny to the publisher
• Barnes & Noble Press™
• Smashwords
• Apple eBook Store
• Rakuten Kobo Writing Life

You can choose to publish with one or more of them

1. Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Owned by Amazon, KDP publishes and retails ebooks that can be read on Kindle devices or on devices that have installed the Kindle app
2. CreateSpace
3. iBooks
4. Barnes & Noble Press
5. Kobo
6. IngramSpark
7. Smashwords
8. Draft2Digital

You can sell your books on a lot of sites, like eBay and Abebooks Amazon, though, is the biggest and most-trafficked bookstore in the world, so it’s the best place to sell your books By selling books yourself on Amazon, you can list your book in the “New & Used” section of a book’s Amazon page

You get a quoted trade-in value for your item(s) and free shipping for your submission Note: You can also submit a trade-in from the Amazon Mobile app on your Android or iOS compatible device Select items to add to your trade-in submission Select the condition of your item(s) based on the criteria listed

{ Sell Your Textbooks } You must have at least $1000 worth of books to sell in order to participate Sell Your Textbooks is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged books