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Self-Publishing for New Online Entrepreneurs
Self-Publishing: Is This for Newbies?
In traditional days, the publishing game was very daunting and your chance of breaking in as an author were slim to none. You had to have an agent and the timeline for getting your idea on shelves was a long and grueling process. Self-publishing for new online entrepreneurs was not even a possibility.
Today, anyone can publish their own book — whether it’s a non-fiction book about weight loss or dog training — or a fiction book about a sci-fi world or romantic destiny. It doesn’t take anything more than your time to create it — everything else can be free if you need it to be, but there are ways you can also invest in the process minimally to ensure a higher chance of success.
If you’re publishing non-fiction, it lends an air of credibility for you when you’re trying to lead a niche target audience if you can say you’re a published author. Most consumers don’t care or consider whether it’s published by a publishing house or by yourself.
If you pursue the fiction route, you’ll have greater control over everything you do — from the content itself to what you charge and earn in profits, along with how it’s marketed. Many authors choose to remain self-published even when offered large contracts from publishing houses because of these…
