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Tell the world your story, “You should write a book about it”: does this sound familiar? So Why Self Publish a book?

“Self-publishing offers authors complete flexibility and control over their book production and distribution. With advances in digital print it is possible to produce just a few copies at low cost without committing to large print runs.”

Authors can have many different reasons to self-publish. These could range from not being accepted by traditional publishing companies to desiring full control and artistic freedom. printmyownbook.com is a great place to find out how to Self Publish My Book, Print my own book, Print a book and How to publish a book.

Self-Publishing Examples:

• self publish my yearbooks
• self publish my book on how-to manuals
• self publish my book on technical guides
• self publish my book on family histories
• self publish my book on small town guides
• self publish my book on religious tracts
• self publish my book examples and prototypes
• self publish my book for limited audience novels
• self publish my books  that have fallen out of print

Reasons to self publish

Author cannot get published by traditional publishers for one or more reasons

• Author is unknown
• Topic is obscure
• Topic is controversial
• Topic is only of interest to a small geographic area or a small group of people
• Writing, style, or genre was rejected
• Author desires complete artistic freedom
• Author does not agree with editorial changes a publisher would make
• Author wants complete control over the books outcome, database, sales and customers
• Overall low publishing cost
• Author would prefer to publish content independently

Why Self Publish a book? Authors may choose to self-publish because they want control, because they want access to their customer list, or because they love the business of publishing. When working with a publisher, an author gives up a degree of editorial control, and sometimes has little input into the design of the book, its distribution, and its marketing. This has been a substantial motivator in the rise of comic book self-publishing.

In the late 1970s, creators such as Dave Sim and Wendy and Richard Pini chose — in spite of offers from publishers — to self-publish because they wanted to retain full ownership and control, and they believed they could do the job more effectively than a publisher.

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