Can you publish traditionally after publishing on Amazon? Is it possible to publish the same book on different online platforms like Amazon and Lulu?
Absolutely. There's nothing stopping you from taking a self-published book and selling the rights to a traditional publisher. This happens on occasion.The problem is that your self published book offers good data about how likely it is to sell very successfully. Publishers would rather have a few home run successes than a number of moderate ones.This puts you in an interesting position.If your self-published book isn't selling well, then a publisher won't want it. Why would they? You just gave them data that shows them that your book is unlikely to do well. You showed them that you're unable to market your book or unable to create an interesting book. Maybe you would've done better with a traditional publisher—but would you really do well enough?If you are doing well as a self published author, publishers would love to take your book off your hands.My book is one the best selling self-published books (in physical form anyway—kindle books are ranked separately). I've had several publishers approach me already for the rights, and I'm sure I could get plenty of additional interest if I tried. No doubt I could have my pick of publishers, and get very favorable terms.But why would I? What could a publisher possibly offer me? There is no way they could increase my sales enough to compensate for the massive cut in royalties.So yes, you can traditionally publish a book that was originally self published. But once you are interesting to a traditional publisher, they are no longer interesting to you.There are some exceptions, of course—and a little bit of gray area when your book is just a little successful. And sometimes authors wants specific things from a publisher, like the know-how of handling movie rights, the credibility, or the ease of dumping the publishing work on someone else.
Can I get my book published by multiple publishers?
Yes, Xlibris is a vanity press. No, they are not remotely picky about what they publish. Yes, they just want your money. They don't care what happens to your book after they've got it. In principle you can publish the same book with more than one publisher. It depends on the contracts you sign with each one. In practice, a traditional publisher will want exclusive rights. They've published your book because they think it'll make them a stack of money, so why would they want to have to share the rewards with another publisher? If your book is published in another country as well as your own, or if it's translated into other languages, you might use different publishers then, because there wouldn't be any competition between them. It also used to be common for the hardback and paperback to be published by different companies, but it's rare now, as there are fewer publishers. If you self-publish, you can publish the same book with as many companies as you want. In fact, you probably should if you do it as an ebook - if you publish only on Amazon, say, anybody with a Nook or Kobo device can't read your book.
Is there a book publisher that won't cost a new author anything?
As in money? Most established publishing houses do not charge you to publish them. They pay you if they like your work enough to publish you. (Edited to add: Publishers typically pay for publishing rights in a region, in a language. In return, they give the author royalties, a share of the sale price of each book. Authors can can get an advance against royalties which is, essentially, the publisher making a bet that they will be able to sell a certain number of the book.) What you may wind up 'paying' is time: the time you invest working with their editors to improve your manuscript to bring it up to the level your publisher requires.There are, of course, legit businesses that offer publishing services in varying degrees, from just taking your manuscript and printing it, no questions asked, to assisting you with their editing, design, marketing and distribution services. They are sometimes known as 'vanity presses' and the act is 'self-publishing.' Even majors like Penguin offer paid publishing: their Partridge imprint does just that.Self-publishing isn't intrinsically a bad thing; many now-famous authors published their work themselves.The problem is that there are many shady operators who take advantage of the layperson's lack of knowledge of the publishing business to con aspiring writers into thinking that paying a publisher is the only way to go. What the poor aspirant winds up with is a very large stack of books and the realisation that printing a book is easy; what really kills you is distribution, getting your book out there.Another way of answering your question is: e-publishing. Thanks to today's technology, nothing stops an author from making her own ebook and putting it out there. All that she'll 'spend' is the time she takes to write and design her book.
How can I publish a book without a publisher? Can I still sell it in bookstores?
Brian’s answer pretty much sums it up, and I agree with Marion: if you’re self-publishing (or getting a service publisher to handle editing, layout, design and distribution for you, but publishing with your own imprint), it doesn’t really make sense to place your book in brick-and-mortar stores.Apart from the time and energy needed to get your book stocked in stores without a distributor, the profits don’t make sense either.E.g. your 80,000-word trade fiction title retails for USD $15. You get a few bookstores to stock a total of 100 copies on consignment basis.Printing and shipping using Ingram Spark = about $5 per copy (you can have the print copies directly delivered to the bookstores)Retailer wholesale discount = up to 60% of the retail price, which works out to $9 (especially for smaller presses/ indie publishers, physical bookstores may be unwilling to stock your book for anything less than a 55% wholesale discount)Profit after printing, shipping and wholesale retail discount = $15 - $14 = $1Profit if you sell directly to consumers with Ingram Spark via online retailers like Amazon = $3If you took all the time and energy you would have used to get your books in physical bookstores and focused that on online sales instead, you’d be getting three times the profit for selling the same number of books.So yes, you absolutely can publish without a traditional publisher, and you don’t need (or, profit-wise, want) the book to be in bookstores.About me tldr: Writer, editor, Cylon, and carnivore. Author of The Daywalker Chronicles. I self-published way before it was acceptable/ trendy to do so.
How to get a musical composition published that i wrote?
Your piece is covered by copyright as soon as it's written, though if you publish the score in any way, you will want to have a copyright notice on it. Print publishing is virtually dead (thanks in large part to the denizens of Yahoo! Answers, who want it all downloadable for free), There is very little chance that a publisher will take you on, particularly if you have the resume that you do. Mechanical royalties are piddly; the real money is in performance rights (which you aren't ready for yet). But there are a number of online music-sharing services (some juried, some not). Finale and Sibelius both host one, and there are others. That's the way I'd go. If you do want to try to publish: 1. Get the publisher's address (try www,mpa.org) 2. Check the publisher's website for guidelines. Make sure they publish flute duets, that they'll look at new composers, etc. 3. Send a clear and legible (preferably note-processed) copy of the score and a recording of a performance along with a CV (academicese for "resume"), a cover letter, and a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage. 4. Don't cry when they turn you down. It has nothing to do with how good your piece is, but with whether they think they can make money from it.
Where can I find a publisher and agent? And will it cost?
Agents will only charge you cost of paper, ink, and mailing out your information. If they charge a reading fee, they're scamming you. To find an agent you can go here:http://www.aar-online.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=9693 To find publishers, search the internet and look for submission guide lines or go here: www.writersmarket.com they charge to acess their database, but it's worth it if you are serious. You can also buy the book at any book store. This community is great to join as well: http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/
How can I start publishing a book I wrote?
I wrote a book and I believe it has very important massage for the wold and the people should read this book, it is a real story. Does anyone knows how and where I can start publishing this book? What company gives me the facility to publish my book? it does not matter the cost but the way to get published is importat for me. I will thank you for your help if you have any answer or idea about this proccess. Thank You people. Have a nice lovely Day.
What is the best way to start off publishing your first book/novel?
The first question that you should be able to answer to yourself is :How do I want my book to be published?Traditional PublishingSelf PublishingIn your answer is Traditional publishing, I would like you to first find a literary agent and not directly reach out to publisher. In case you find an agent to represent your interest then you have made one very good step in the right direction.The agent will keep 10–15% of the income from your book royalties but that will happen only when you have made money. So you are not investing any money but you are getting an experienced guy on your side.Now the agent will try to match you with the best publisher and will try his best to get you the best deal.The best way to find a good agent by following steps.Search through Google to build a list of your potential agentsGather contact details of each agent. (Do not contact them, not now!)Gather the authors that these agents have represented in pastDo some research on these authors - Do you like them? Do you write in similar Genre?If possible gather contact details of around 2–3 authors of each agent.Now reach out to the authors about the work of each agent.Gather whatever information you can about the agents.Use this opportunity to say how much you loved the author’s book and keep him or her in your Goodreads or Quora or whatever contacts.Now you would have sufficient information to connect with the right agent.Some of the feedback that you would get about a few agents, would be eye opener for you.However, do not try to find a agent before completing your novel or collection of stories of whatever.You might think that by the time the agent will be finalized and then the publisher finalized you will be ready with your book. I would suggest not to go on that road.Single minded devotion to your book will drastically increase the probability that you will find an agent and then subsequently a publisher.While you waste time to find agent and then publisher you can do any of the following.Edit and improve your first novelWork on second novelDo research on your second or third novelNow if you decide to go for Self Publishing there are numerous startups that will help your books or eBook to hit the market for a cost.You can check my answer about best self publishing companies of India and decide.I would personally recommend Magnolia Publication. I am involved with Magnolia in some capacity.