Where can i get my book published for free?????????

Question

I want to get my book published but i dont have that much money and im 14 so i wanna know where i can get my book published for free

Answer 1

Hi,

My friend got his book published on Lulu.com and it didn't cost anything. They give you 80% of the profits which is a LOT more than a publishing house and agent would leave you with.

Lulu is a world wide net work and growing all the time. I am writing a novel myself at the moment and will publish it on there myself later. All you need to do is load up your manuscript, you can get an ISBN number so that you can then sell it through Amazon or you might want to try contacting your local book shop and asking them if they will take it on. It's worth a go. Most runnaway publishing successes become popular through word of mouth - usually the book shops push readers to buy certain books. This is why all the big publishing houses are in regular contact with big book shops to get an idea of what is selling and what they are pushing.

Good luck with your novel. Get someone to proof read it before you send it off.

PS if you are going to contact a publishing house, forget it. They get a few thousand manuscripts a month that don't even get read. You have to contact an agent first with a synopsis and covering letter and sample chapters. There is lots of help on line, try the 'writers guild' website.

Don't give up on it! Keep going it can take a long while to get published in a marketable way. IN the mean while, Lulu can get your novel into print so that your friends and family can buy it.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Through a traditional publisher. I highly recommend spending 30 bucks and buying Writers Market and reading it front to back. It will tell you a lot. Then go to my profile. You will find I star all good Q and A regarding publishing and writing for people who are novices to use. Feel free to skim through them and print out any you think will help you. There are many young authors here making notebooks of these Q and A. Many actual authors have come here and kindly shared info. Use it.

PS You have been given some wrong information here. You never never ever send a manuscript to a publisher unsolicited. You send a query lettter and if they are interested they will ask to see your manuscript - partial or whole along with a book proposal which is a document you NEED to learn how to write because it is your #1 selling tool. In the case of Random House - they are the largest publisher in the world. They do not accept unsolicited queries from authors. They have a slush room where they toss unsolicited queries and manuscripts and when someone gets around to it, they send you a form rejection.

The A List publishers only deal with A List agents. They never hear from authors directly. That is totally unprofessional and amateur. You must learn to advocate for yourself and that involves learning how to publish the proper way.

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They're, Their, There - Three Different Words.

Careful or you may wind up in my next novel.

Pax - C

Answer 3

If your book is good, then some publisher would publish and market it for free and you'd get whatever money the book brought in through sales. Buy a current copy of "Writers' Market" and you'll find hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of book publishers. Be prepared for lots of rejection slips, though. Also listed in "Writers' Market" are literary agents who will work to sell your book to publishers. Getting a reputable agent is in itself pretty difficult unless you've got a track record of previous publications.

Answer 4

Depends on how large of a print run you want to do. If you are looking to get it PUBLISHED and for sale in stores, start sending your manuscripts out to major publishing houses such as Random House or Jossey Bass. They will pay you if your work is good. If this is a book you just want to distribute to your friends, or a select group of people, there are publishers that specialize in POD (print on demand). They specialize in smaller print runs. You will have to pay a little money, but the amount will really depend on the type of binding you want...case binding is really expensive, but you could do a wire or sewn bind.

Answer 5

No legitimate publisher will make you pay to submit a book or query letter.

If you have to pay, it is either a scam, or self-publishing, which is essentially a scam.