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Comparing Christian Self Publishing Companies

By Jill Faulkner


Writing books is one endeavor that a lot of people have. However, contrary to what many typically believe, this endeavor is one that will require serious hard work. The effort is often worthwhile for authors anyway, especially when their works eventually become recognized. Authors who would want to retain control of all aspects involved in getting their works published will need to find good Christian self publishing companies.

Options for how you can get your work published are really abundant. There are many authors who will seek assistance from traditional book publishers because they are often the ones willing to handle all necessary work. You will not have to find yourself a proofreader, producer, editor, designer or a marketing team. However, there is one drawback to this option and it is the difficulty breaking through markets under traditional publishers.

Other authors may choose to approach print-on-demand publishers. This means their works will only be printed when orders come in. These will be mailed to the customers afterward. Print-on-demand publishers usually guarantee authors sales percentage, which can be 60 percent at most. Other options are e-book publishers.

There are authors who will certainly want to handle on their own all aspects involved in getting their works published. Self-publishing firms will be great consideration in such cases. The design, printing, publicizing, marketing and production will all be left in the care of authors themselves. Marketing can be done online, in bookstores or churches.

Several reasons exist as to why you may want to consider publishing your book on your own. So many people actually are confused with this since the task requires so much work. One prominent reason is so you will not be associated with any major publication especially if this can affect the main focus of your work which is God.

Regardless of the method authors choose though, it is very essential that they purchase an ISBN for all editions of their books. With this, their works can be advertised through online booksellers and major bookstores. ISBNs may be acquired from the self publishers. Bar codes are also recommended but these will be sold separately.

Before committing to publishers, authors should first request for contract drafts. It is important that they review these to ascertain that they can keep all the rights to their manuscripts. Copyrights to manuscripts should never be ceded to companies. Authors should also ensure that they can break from the contracts with no penalty in case the publishers have done unsatisfactory work.

A very important aspect you must consider is cost, especially if you are one with a limited budget. Compare the costs alongside the service quality. Never allow the cost to compromise the work quality though. Discuss with the publisher how much you should sell your works for.

Authors should do research early on about what services the Christian self publishing companies can offer. They should find out if they can secure placements with online retailers or bookstores. Some firms may leave the finding of venues to authors though.




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