"Do You Know How to POD?"
by Merle
Published on this site: April 13th, 2005 - See
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In today's Internet age the traditional publisher has a new competitor.
It's called Print on Demand, or POD for short.
Until recently, aspiring writers found it difficult to have their
books approved and into print by established publishers.
With POD you become your own publisher, printing and shipping
out your books as they are sold. This means no unsold inventory
and no lost money while your books are sitting around gathering
dust in boxes.
Ebooks are pretty popular online but there are still some "old
fashioned" consumers who want to hold a book in their hands.
POD allows you to offer them that option inexpensively.
Unlike traditional publishing, which can cost a small fortune to
print hundreds of books (with no guarantee that they'll sell), POD
is very affordable.
When shopping for a POD Publisher to work with you'll want to find
out what the set up cost is and the charge per book. You'll
also want to inquire whether there is a minimum number of
books you have to purchase. Make sure to read the fine print
of any agreement to make sure you are not giving your rights
away. Most will allow you to keep your rights and they'll
also get an ISBN number for your book.
Here are some of the more popular POD publishers online:
1) Author House: http://AuthorHouse.com
If you list with Author House your book will be available at
more then 25,000 retail outlets worldwide, including Amazon and
BarnesandNoble.com. They do prefer that your submission be in electronic
format (CD or Disk). There are three sizes of books available; 5X8,
6X9, 8.25X11. You retain all rights to your
work.
2) Action Tales: http://ActionTales.com
Publishes in electronic or hard copy format. Set up charge
for POD is $197.00 and includes an ISBN number for your book.
You maintain all rights to your work. Once printed, your book
becomes available in retail outlets nationwide. All books
are 6X9 trade paperback. One side note: they only accept top
quality work, so make sure yours is up to par before submitting.
3) Aventine Press: http://AventinePress.com
You retain all rights to your work. They only accept work
by authors who live in the U.S. They will make your book available
to leading bookstores such as Ingram, Wal-Mart, Amazon, and
others. Your book is stored in electronic format with copies
printed as you need them. Your paperbook and hardcover royalties
are 80% of what is received when a copy of your book is sold.
3) Ebook Stand: http://EbookStand.com
Published in paperback, hardcover or in ebook format.
You retain all rights to your work. Pays 30% of the sale price
or your paperback book and 25% for other paperback trim sizes.
They also pay 50% on ebook sales and 20% of hardcover books
sold on their site.
4) Universal-Publishers: http://Universal-Publishers.com
Books sold in paperback format through thousands of booksellers
including Amazon and Barnes and Noble and in digital format via
the Net. Authors receive royalties from 20 to 40% of the retail
price. Non-exclusive publishing agreement.
5) EbookoMatic: http://EbookOMatic.co
Publish unlimited ebooks for a one time registration fee
of $147.00. Ebooks will be available for sale on multiple
websites. Audio enable your sales page with your own voice.They
do prefer your manuscript in Word or PDF format. They also
have a free 10 day trial so you can take them for a test drive.
6) LuLu: http://LuLu.com
You can publish books, calendars, music, video, software, ebooks
and more with LuLu. You set the selling price of your product and
they take 20% of the royalty you set. Can sell in POD format or
strictly ebook format.
7) BookLocker: http://BookLocker.com
They have a $199.00 set up fee, and an $18.00 per year hosting
charge. You supply the book cover and books are printed as trade
paperback, soft or hard cover. They pay you 35% of listing price
and you keep all of your rights.
So, if you've always dreamed of being a published author or you're
tired of rejection letters, why not take the task upon yourself
and publish your own book. With Print on Demand some dreams can
come true and your book can be lying on your coffee table tomorrow.
Merle is loaded with VALUABLE online resources you need
to know about, when it comes to running your web business. Get your
copy now at ... http://mcebook.mcpromotions.com
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