how do i go about getting a book published and soes it cost me to get a publisher to look at my work?

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oh and im in uk

Answer 1

I would recommend self-publishing. I self-published a book of poetry through http://www.lulu.com/ (you don’t need an agent for self-publishing)
Lulu is completely free and very easy to use. You can then buy a global distribution, or ISBN, which will put your book on Barnes and noble, borders, Amazon.... I really like lulu, I think they are great. They also offer a great customer service if you get stuck. Once published with them, you automatically get the copyright, and you keep all rights to it. You can have books printed in b/w or colour, hardback or soft back, and in a variety of sizes.
If you think they are too good to be true (which was my original opinion) you can view my book at http://www.lulu.com/dchooper
Hope this helps. Good luck with your writing.
For any more information about Lulu you can contact me at [e-mail] (if you do contact me, put Lulu in the subject line, or I might report as Spam)
Cheers, Deanna.

Answer 2

No "real" publisher charges to look at your work. But they do have rules about submissions, and the larger publishing houses rarely accept any work except through agents with whom they do business on a regular basis.

Your options are:

- submit your work to a publisher who will buy it outright. This will either have to be done through an agent, or by writing them first to find out their guidelines for submissions, and what they want in the way of letters, synopsis and sample chapters. Most publishers will not accept a submission if you have also sent it to another publisher at the same time. Standard submissions that are accepted this way can be anywhere from 3-9 months to get a response. That makes it a very slow process for work that is not accepted, since you can't submit it elsewhere until you get an official rejection.

-Self-publish. There are many publishing firms that will help you self-publish your work. The more reputable firms provide a variety of services including editing, formatting, and the service of illustrators, with some stock photography/covers available for your use. But remember that all services have a price. Production price will depend on the quality of paper, the size of the paper, the number of pages in the book, the number of illustrations, etc. They may also offer promotional items and packages for advertising your book. The better firms will be associated with a distribution network like Ingrams, which will at least get your book listed in catalogs, and on the major Internet book sites. You will be contracting for X copies of your book to be printed, and will have a say in setting the price, and how much of that price the retailer gets to keep, which is usually 50%.

-Print on Demand publishing is similar to self publishing, in that you pay the costs of set-up, i.e. formatting the book, editing, illustrations, etc. and the actual preparation for print, but no copies are actually printed unless ordered. Again, you get to set the price, and the percentage allowed for retailers. Not all POD publishers are associated with a distribution network, and so any promotion would be on your own shoulders.

Here is an excellent page that discusses some of the pitfalls and things to beware of when trying to get published for the first time:

http://www.aeonix.com/vanity.htm

Answer 3

No legitimate publisher will charge you for looking at your book or editing it. There are shyster operations that will say your book needs editing and want a few hundred dollars to pay an editor, then want more, then decide they can't.
Normally, having looked up publishers in Writers reference books, such as Writer's Digest in he USA, you will find those that accept "over the transom" submissions - not requiring an agent. You should follow the directions in the book, if any are given, but basically you are sending a cover letter, an outline of the whole book and sample chapters with an SASE for return.
The first answer is self publishing and there are vanity presses which will do everything for you, but they are clear up front what they charge and what you get (like 100 books for $500). They do not distribute or sell the book for you.

Answer 4

Research the various companies that publish books similar to yours. Your public library is a good place to start. Once you identify some likely possibilities, look at their websites and writers' guidelines. There, you will discover whether or not they will look at unsolicited submissions, whether work must be submitted through an agent, etc.. If a publisher or agent asks you for money to look at your work, run the other way.

And please be sure to use proper punctuation, spelling, and capitalization both in your manuscript and in any written correspondence with publishers and agents.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I went to lulu.com to published my book. But I first registered my work with the library of congress. Then uploaded my work on-line through lulu. my book cost about $10.00's to make.
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If you find a way that's cheaper or better , pleaze let me know. Good luck!