The Best Reasons Why You Should Self Publish Poetry 
Blondie L. Clayton

 

Have you been looking for a traditional publisher to publish your poetry? If you have, then you know what it feels like to be rejected over and over. It’s a downer when you query a traditional book publisher only to hear “we do not accept poetry,” or the “This is not in keeping with the type of books we publish.”

The truth of the matter, you didn’t read their information correctly. It would have saved some time and frustration. Just because they bear the publishing name does not mean they publish poetry. So that door has closed. You’ve decided the process requires too much time to pass from query to query and you would rather move on. Why not self publish your poetry?

Research of the “Writers Market” book reveals just how competitive the poetry market is, and the return on the investment of time and money is lower than if you self publish poetry. Not to mention the flexibility the self published poet has in creating spin off products like greeting cards, posters, post cards, etc., which can maximize your profit margin if you decide to self publish poetry.

The process to self publish poetry is the same: prepare manuscript; proof, edit, decide on a cover concept, select your print option, typeset (optional) and submit to be printed. It’s just that simple. Just because you are not a well-known poet does not mean you have to die with your poetic ramblings packed away collecting dust. Become a poet like Marlene (not her real name) who regularly heads for the shopping centers to sell her self published poetry book. She pulls in sometimes $300 in a weekend by just getting out there, talking to customers, reciting a few lines and making sales.

If you’re not that ambitious, there are other ways to make money using technology to self publish poetry. As a self publisher you have internet positioning which is beneficial for sales. The internet exposes you to millions of poetry readers and some of them will become your customers.

Self publish your poetry with any of the online  print-on-demands, or printers, and enjoy book store chains  like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Books-a-Million making your book available online. Not to mention how these options put you in the “Google” search engine and has the potential for customers to find your book when they may not be looking but because they typed in a few key words related to your title, or content, they found you.

If you are considering the self publish poetry option, you won’t be disappointed. If you work all your options you too can self publish poetry successfully. 
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