After you sign your book contract, your agent will offer support through every
phase of the publication process including editing, galley proofs, cover design, production, distribution, sales, marketing, publicity, licensing, and dealing with any legal issues that might come up.
Indie Publishing: also known as independent publishing and self - publishing; when an author takes
charge of the publication process and retains the rights to distribute and sell their work
This partnership will mean a
streamlining of the publication process and one more item off the author's to - do list, while still giving him the creative control and minimal investment that causes so many writers to turn to indie publishing in the first place.
When an author submits a book to an agent or a traditional publisher, editing and proofreading that book is part
of the publication process if the manuscript has been accepted.
To make matters worse, considering the lengthy
period of publication process, his new ideas will have already been out - of - date by the time the book is released to the market.
With our hands - on approach at every
stage of the publication process, our exceptional subsidiary rights team, and our commitment to helping each client reach his or her fullest potential, we provide the benefits of a larger agency alongside the personalized attention and collegial spirit offered by a boutique group.
If you're working freelance with self - publishing authors in particular, then I think it behooves you to become as familiar as possible with the other
aspects of the publication process.
-- Some publishers ask you to chip in for editing, your book cover, or for marketing / publicity (traditional publishers provide these things as
part of the publication process, at their expense, not yours).
This is part
of the publication process, so plan your marketing accordingly.
Above all, you need to take ownership, as far as you can,
of that publication process.
This includes in - depth editorial work, working strategically to find the best publishing deals, and shepherding an author through all aspects
of the publication process, including publicity and marketing.
At every stage
of the publication process; proof - reading, word conversion, website design and vendor platform acceptance, Ebooks by Design provided a top quality service at a very reasonable price.
Each step
of the publication process: determining the needs of the market, recruiting authors, managing multiple authors, editing their work, and ensuring the accuracy of the content, comes with a price tag... and that's before the many steps and details of the production process.