Don’t Pay! Use Free Self Publishing Offers!
Blondie L. Clayton

 

Some people have a problem with “free.” If it’s a free offer, they wonder what is the catch? That hasn’t stopped a few book publishers from offering free self publishing. You’re probably wanting to kick yourself in the butt right now remembering how much you invested to get your first book dream idea off the shelf and into the market.

Well, it is true, a couple of brave companies have stepped out bold and you can submit your book to be printed. Notice the “to be printed” term. That means they print. You upload the completed work and they get ready for the market. And, yes, this is promoted as a free self publishing offer.

Don’t beat up on yourself if you laid out cash you’re still trying to recover. You didn’t know or the offer wasn’t available at the time. The best part about using free self publishing companies, your books are produced by the printer on demand; no customers, no orders. There is no storage space you need to house books waiting for customers to buy.

Another advantage with most of these free publishing services you don’t have to  pay for an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) which is placed on a bar code for retail purchases. You will have to purchase a proof copy of the book to make sure everything is okay and it is ready to be sold in the market.

Compared to the few hundred you stand to spend, or have spent, with other book publishing options, the one book payment is not bad. The books are of top print quality, so quality has not been compromised. Free self publishing can be used by anyone who knows how to use a computer. If you are technologically challenged but you can follow instructions, then you too can do it.

You will find books priced reasonable enough so that you can buy extra, mark them up and make a pretty good profit. Let’s say you pay $5.00 per book, add $1.50 shipping and handling, mark the book up to $12.95, depending upon the page count and you still come out with a profit larger than the average 10% on retail given by the traditional publishing house. Is free self publishing starting to have greater appeal?

Royalties are still paid to the self publisher when customers buy directly from the book publishing web site.

So it is a win, win situation. Your investment was the time and effort you had to put in any way to prep the book for print, plus the purchase of one book. The free self publishing offers can be worked into profit. So what it cost you, the purchase of a book to get into print. Get busy, buy extra books to sell to friends and family. Your message still needs you to spread it, to do some promoting. Your free self publishing opportunity has now put you in print and positioned you to make additional sales on the internet. If your printer has an affiliate program, sign up and refer others to make extra money.