As a bestselling author, Author Coach, and editor/ghostwriter, I am often asked by authors how to move forward with publishing a book. Here’s an overview:
1. Write the book. Write down your core message or premise in 500 words or less. Describe your market profile. Who would want to buy and read your book? Remember that you should “write to the market.” That means that a sellable book should answer the questions and meet the needs of your potential book buyer. Your content can be written by you in a word file or handwritten in journals, diaries, etc., or transcribed from an audio or video file.
2. Edit the book. All authors need their book copyedited, developmental edited, or ghostwritten. This cost is often computed per word from $.05 to $.20 a word depending on the level of the edit. I have a full editing team for doing this necessary step.
3. Produce the book. Get the book ready for prepress, typeset it, do a cover design, get print files ready for print on demand, Epub, Kindle, and even audio. You will also need an ISBN number, and to file copyright forms.
4. Distribute, Market, Sell and Fulfill the book orders. Getmynewbook.com has all these services.
Every book is a business card and needs a business plan including a budget. I am available to answer your questions and concerns about how to get your book published.
Dr. Larry Keefauver, lkeefauv@yahoo.com