Book distribution tips for new and established authors? Get Your Book Edited: Professional editing is a must. No book is perfect, but editorial assistance can help you get a lot closer. There are a lot of different kinds of edits, so be sure you know which you need before you hire an editor. Developmental editors check your book for flow and consistency. They suggest revisions when something about the language doesn’t seem right. Copyeditors correct spelling mistakes and adjust grammar. Editors are necessary in the self-publishing process.
Editing: Often overlooked, it is vital to have a professional editor review your book. One of the biggest criticisms of self-published books is their lack of editing. We have provided a list of editors for your convenience. Pay for professional cover design: In this day of “do it yourself,” many self-publishers do not consider the negative impact a poorly designed cover may have on sales. Professional cover design will get you noticed as a legitimate player in the industry.
Enter competitions. Historical romance writer Candice Hern explains one of her self-publishing tips on her blog that a contest was key to her success: As soon as I decided to try my hand at writing romance, I joined Romance Writers of America. One of the many benefits they offer unpublished members is the opportunity to enter writing contests that provide valuable feedback from judges — regional contests as well as one important national contest. I won two of the four regional contests I entered, and the winning entries for one of the contests were sent to acquiring editors.
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First Edition Design Publishing currently accepts academic, poetry, novels and non-fiction. We also publish children’s books in various sizes, including landscape 11 x 8.5. Please visit our FAQ’s for proper format requirements. We accept orders from over 92 countries. We strategically have 12 print houses worldwide to meet all your shipping needs. If your book is specialized, we will place it into distribution venues geared specifically for your book. As an example, we have venues that specialize in genre specific areas such as Academic, Sci-Fi, Crime, Poetry, etc. We do not just send your title through an automated computer generating process, ALL pages of every title are reviewed and worked manually with human eyes. All languages are welcome for submission including Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese. All languages are welcome, however we will request an independent third party to verify content which is done at a nominal fee. We have the Largest Distribution in the Industry Worldwide.