free traditional book publishers?

Question

Free traditional book publishers, is their any free ones out their with no fees or nothing

Answer 1

ALL legitimate book publishers are free. The money should flow TOWARDS the writer. If they're charging you, they're a vanity press.

The exception is if you're self-publishing. Self-publishing can be legit, just make sure you do your homework and research the company to make sure they are reputable. (If their name is Publish America, run far far FAR away...you WILL get screwed). Self-publishing is really only necessary for small-audience niche books (i.e., a non-fiction book that will only appeal to an audience of less than 500 or so). I would highly recommend trying traditional publishers first...query every one you can find that publishes your type of book (your genre or subject) and see if they all reject it before you try the self-publishing route. (If they all reject it, also consider that it may not be ready for publication)

But in general, publishers DO NOT charge you. They are *buying* your book and publishing it, not doing a "service" to you.

Good luck. And again...avoid Publish America LIKE THE PLAGUE.

Answer 2

NO NO NO NO

People, not "all legitimate publishers" are free, traditional book publishers.

When looking to have your book published, you have three basic options:

TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING : This is what it sounds like you're looking for. The traditional publisher assumes all the costs of producting your book, and pays you a royalty based on the number of copies sold. This is a very hard method of publishing to break into, because traditional publishers are not generally risk-takers, and they only produce a small number of books per year. For every Stephen King, James Patterson, and Danielle Steel, there are 250 writers JUST AS GOOD AS THESE who still have to keep their days jobs.

SUBSIDY PUBLISHING: This takes many forms, including Internet-based POD (print on demand) and other methods where the author pays most or all of the cost of publishing his book. There are some very good subsidy publishers, and there are some scams, so you have to be careful.

SELF-PUBLISHING: There are many reason why someone would choose to self-publish, including:

1) Your book might have a very specialized audience, and therefore a traditional publisher would not be willing to take the risk for a small audience. You might only want 50-100 copies for family, friends, and/or colleagues, not seeking a large audience.

2) You might want to control the design and the look of your book, and have the final say over content.

3) You might not want the small royalty that is offered in traditional publishing, instead looking for the higher profits-per-book that self-publishing can offer.

4) You might not be willing to wait the 1-2 years it takes for a traditionally published book to reach the shelves.

The interesting thing about self-pubishing is that it does provide a full-time income for more authors than currently have a full time income (that is, no day job necessary) in the traditionally published world. It doesn't make many millionaires, but it has advanttages for the right person.

If you decide you want to self-publish, the best companies to look at are Morris Publishing (www.morrispublishing.com) and www.48hrbooks.com. They each are different in what they offer, but I have used both. I currently use 48hrbooks.com -- they are fast, inexpensive, reliable, and very high quality.

I am both a traditionally published author and a self-publisher. I don't recommend one over the other, but I recommend both equally.

The good advice you're getting is to get the WRITER'S MARKET. It's big, and not cheap, but worth having.

Answer 3

You probably don't understand how the publishing industry works. Some publishers (known as vanity presses) will publish anything if you pay them to do so. Legitimate book publishers, on the other hand, will publish your book only if they think it's good enough that lots of people will want to buy it. They won't charge you for publishing your book. They'll cover all the expenses of printing and advertising the book, then they'll pay you a percentage of the money they make from sales of the book. For more information, take a look at the book "Writer's Market," which is probably available at your local library.

Answer 4

I m a first time writer of short children stories and i been trying to find a publisher to publish my first story i wrote but no luck with getting it published could someone give me advice or idea what i could do i have a total of 20 people that would like the story before its published and on the shelves

Answer 5

I need to find a genuine book and song Publishers

Answer 6

You've got one excellent answer already.

To find the most recent Writer's Market (or Writers' & Artists' Yearbook in the UK), you could to go to a bookstore, right? While you're there, visit the section displaying books in the same genre as yours. Jot down who their publishers are. Every one of them will be free.

Answer 7

i need a publisher who will take all the publishing cost and pay me royalty after copies are sold