i am thinking about publishing a book, where or how could i do this with self publishing or getting a contract

Question

i think i am going to use lulu.com a self publigher but if there is any cheaper place, let me know.
either self publishers or someone/where i can submit my manuscript and get a contract.

Answer 1

Personally, I do not recommend self-publishing to any author who seeks to win a place in the writing community. I recommend going the hard way—finding a traditional publishing company. They'll give you a good contract and publish your novel for free (If you have a fantasy or science fiction novel, try Mercury Publishing Inc., the company that published me. They had an initial print run of 50,000 copies of my novel, Dream Saver, and are currently looking for more authors.).

http://www.mercurypublishinghouse.com

There are many essential differences between traditional publishers and self-publishers that make self-publishing a bad choice. Here are several reasons to skip the self-publishers and go the hard way to find a traditional company.

1) Have you ever walked into a bookstore, purchased a book, and noticed grammar errors on almost every page? Of course not. Ever wonder why? To get their books into bookstores, traditional publishers have professional editors who spend days pouring over manuscripts, picking inside every nook and cranny to find any mistakes. These editors make sure the plot is consistent, the text flows, and an author's grammar is flawless. These guys really get the job done. On the other hand, self-publishers have poor editors who briefly scan your manuscript once or twice for basic grammatical errors. They hardly ever consider sentence structure or plot.

2) Self-publishers make books 'on demand.' What that basically means is that they will only print copies of your novel if someone specifically orders the novel. Therefore, self published novels never make it onto store shelves because they are made according to demand. On the other hand, traditional publishers always have an initial print run that gets sent out to bookstores to be put on the shelves.

3) Consider the following: Self-publishers only print copies of your novel if there is demand for it. But where is the demand going to come from if self-publishers don't advertise? The author has to pay to advertise his or her own novel (which, may I remind you, is still not available in stores). The price for half a page in an average newspaper costs approximately $3,000 per day. However, traditional publishing companies market your novel with their own money. There's no cost at all for the author!

Publishing your novel through a self-publishing company is the fastest way to get published. However, it is by no means a rewarding way to get published. Traditional publishers see value in a novel and work with the author to help the novel grow into a masterpiece. Self-publishers couldn't care less about the author or the novel. They want their $1,000 and that's the end of it.

That's why I sincerely hope that you choose to find a traditional company. For me, self-publishers are just sharks in the water. Ride the wave.

Good luck getting published!

Answer 2

You may visit http://self-publishing-guide.blogspot.com - Your one stop site to Self-Publishing. What, Why and How to self publish your work? How to Self Publish your novels, poetry, etc or maybe finding out Self-Publishing Companies.