How Book Publishing Works
If you’re looking to publish a book, you’ll need to know how book publishing works, so you can make informed decisions. First you’ll need to know what publishing options are available, so if you aren’t aware of all the options, take a look at my article How to Get a Book Published. If you take the self-publishing route or try for a hybrid publisher who gives you some control of your book’s publication – like Alkira Publishing – you’re what’s known as an independent author. It’s vital that independent authors thoroughly understand the basics of how book publishing works. This is not only for your own edification, but also because dodgy operators in the publishing world take advantage of those without knowledge of—yes, you guessed it—how book publishing works! If you decide to self-publish, you’ll need to do a lot of research to understand all the details of successfully publishing…