If you’ve written a book and are looking to go in to print, then consider ‘podding’ with a publisher who will show you how to make money-selling books online.
‘Podding’ means teaming up with one of the new breed of ‘print-on-demand’ publishers like Dragoncub, who can take a manuscript, edit and format the content quickly and efficiently and have your book ready to print and ship as soon as an order comes in.
This cuts overheads by removing the need for large print runs and storage that comes with traditional book publishing.
Authors can keep a larger slice of the royalties and their rights to the content as a POD publisher only takes a percentage of the retail price to cover printing, marketing and distribution costs.
Publication chances are also increased because the publisher’s risk is reduced because they are not investing huge sums in royalties and pre-sales costs.
This does not mean every book submitted is published, but the POD business model allows the publisher to take more chances with books that may not notch up sales like the Harry Potter series.
Online book publishers also offer a broad selling base, whether it's through their own online bookstore or online giants such as Amazon. They also have access to other distribution channels that reach thousands of retailers, like high street stores, libraries and other online merchants.
For instance Dragoncub, you can publish a hard or soft cover edition of your book or short stories and set your own retail price – you keep 80% of the selling price, which is a far higher royalty than you would earn from a traditional publisher.
If you decide to sell a hard back for £12.99, as the author you will collect £10.39 from each sale without having to repay any advance on royalties.
Dragoncub sells books in more than 40 categories for children and adults and if you are a first-time or a published author, offers a fast and inexpensive way to put your book in front of your readers.
DragonCub.com is a subsidiary of Where the World Meets Ltd, an English company operated by Andrew R. Taylor. DragonCub.com stock a wide range of books, from science fiction, self help and academic reports. They encourage authors, especially self publishing authors to contact them with a view to putting their book for sale on the DragonCub.com website. For more information visit www.DragonCub.com
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