okay someone tell me the process of writing and publishing a book.?

Question

Well the writing part I got that down, but how would I publish a book? Can someone please give me the whole situation process.

Im writing and publishing my own book, spammers and poeple who dont care dont leave stupid comments-no spam -please!!

Answer 1

There're many ways you can get your work published. As someone already mentioned, you can go the self-publishing route. Lulu.com is a free service. It costs you nothing to use their website. Only fee to you is the book when you buy a copy (that and shipping). The problem with Lulu (and any other vanity press) is that you are solely responsible for promotion and marketing. Even if you were to purchase the promotion package from Lulu, you still have to do the work yourself. It's very difficult to get bookstores to sell self-published books, but not impossible if the finished product is superior. Self-publishing is not considered a real publishing credit, either, to most professionals. However, many writers have started out that way. Stephen King self-published his first book and sold it from the trunk of his car (so I've heard).

If you decide to go the traditional route, be prepared for a long walk down a lonely road. The industry is booming with new writers because owning a computer makes it a whole lot easier to write and edit than it was when folks used typewriters. Large publishing houses only accept submissions from agented writers. Getting an agent is no easy task, but has it's benefits.

There're also small, independent publishers that accept submissions from unagented writers. Sometimes starting out this way is the best. Having a track record of sales makes it easier to find an agent. This is the route I took and now have two published books on the market and one waiting for release.

I recommend going to the local library and using the Literary Marketplace. It's a massive research tool for writers. I discourage new writers from buying research books like the LMP because the listings changed annually, and a purchased copy would quickly become outdated.

Make sure you have a completed, edited, and finely polished manuscript before you ever begin making submissions. A sure fire rejection comes from submitting incomplete work. Make sure you follow submissions guidelines to the letter. Give the agent or publisher exactly what they ask for otherwise you'll look like an amateur and end up on the slush pile.

Remember, you only get one shot at making a great first impression. And you have to make it on paper!

Good luck to you! :o)

Answer 2

If you are going to self publish, it is best that you find out first what the end product would look like, when it it is presented to the reader. The best way to do this is to go into a book shop and see what the other published books look like, and then you can choose a number of publishers that think would suit the way you want the finished book to look like. You have to then find out if they are done digitaly, or the old fashioned way. By having it done digitally, you don't have long to waith for your book to be printed. How many copies are you going to have printed? I would suggest that the first print should be approximately 100 copies. So if there is any left over you dojn't have too many copies sitting in the garage. In Australia the book stores take 45%, while the Distributors take 70%. How much time and effort are you willing to put into the selling of the book? A good time to sell the book is at Christmas, because people are always looking for different presents to give away. Always sign a book, and that way, the reader feels as though you have written it especially for them.
When selling the book it is always a good idea to have a ceiling and bottom price. By doing that you can still give people a discount, and still make a profit. Good luck.

Answer 3

You say your book is finished? If so, edit and re-edit the manuscript. Judging by the way you posed your question, your writing abilities are not up to par in getting a book published under the ordinary circumstances of submissions.

A few choices in publishing are available.
1. Secure a copy of the Writer's Market and find a literary agent that might accept your genre. Craft the best query letter possible and follow all submission guidelines in the book as well as on the agent's website. With luck and fortune, the agent will ask to see the first three chapters of your book.

2. Vanity Publishing. Such companies as Lulu.com, Xlibris, Dorsett, and many other publishing firms will place your manuscript in published form, but at a cost to you. Unlike reputable literary agencies that accept your manuscript at no cost, vanity publishers want money up front.

I wish you success.

Answer 4

You could submit your book to literary agents. They accept or reject it and show it to publishers. The typing must be double spaced.

http://search.yahoo.com/search/dir?ei=UTF-8&toggle=1&fr=yfp-t-501&cop=mss&p=literary%20agents

You could get a subsidiary publishing company like Dorrance Publishing to publish it. You pay them a few thousand dollars up front, and you would receive a percentage (35%?) of sales.

http://www.dorrancepublishing.com/author-guide-promserv.asp

The other way is to start your own company. That requires a lot of tax paperwork. To publish a book, I think you need Adobe Pagemaker as your word processing software. You need an ISBN number (Int' Standard Book Number) from RR Bowker. I think that is a couple hundred bucks. You'll also need a bar code. One of the first things you should do is register the book with the Library of Congress. There are lots of websites, magazines, and books on self publishing. You'll also have to pay someone to edit it for you.

http://www.bowker.com/

http://www.copyright.gov/register/

Answer 5

if you are going to pay for the publishing yourself, check the website of a place called Morris Publishing in Kearney KS.
If you want to be the next Hemingway, your first step is to get a literay agent.

Answer 6

libary has well resoucses... um.. first you have to conctact a writer.... so they are able to deliver you there perspectives on it... after which in the event that they find it irresistible they would post it... check out fisherprice as a publishing manufacturer