Top Consumer Reviews has reviewed and ranked what they feel are the best
self publishing companies available today.
Interestingly, among the eight firms they review, which according to them are «the best
self publishing companies available today,» half of them receive a star ranking of 3 stars or less.
Not exact matches
Provide in - depth evaluations of one to two
self -
publishing companies that are best suited to
publish and distribute your book, in accordance with your
available budget and schedule.
Will you
publish your book yourself using one of the many
self -
publishing book
companies available today?
On the other side of the extreme are
self -
publishing companies offering prices under $ 1000, like we do, and in those cases, their production files are either extremely expensive (particularly if you request them within 1 year of publication) or not
available at all.
We offer solutions to many types of people and
companies ranging from those who just want to free up bookshelf space,
self -
publishing authors, publishers with older titles
available only in print, students tired of carrying heavy textbooks, and
companies wanting to digitize internal documents.
CinnamonTeal
Publishing, a Goa - based company offers self - publishing services, including print - on - demand, and has started providing e-book conversions on demand, making authors» works available through S
Publishing, a Goa - based
company offers
self -
publishing services, including print - on - demand, and has started providing e-book conversions on demand, making authors» works available through S
publishing services, including print - on - demand, and has started providing e-book conversions on demand, making authors» works
available through Smashwords.
I worked with the author / publisher, Peter Engler, to get his
publishing company set up and get this first book designed and
available in both paperback and Kindle editions, providing the last round of copy editing / proofreading, as well as getting the cover design done, doing the interior layout and helping him all along the
self -
publishing path to birth his «baby» with ease.
Companies providing
self -
publishing services often proclaim that their books are «
available» to Barnes & Noble, Borders, other chains, and wholesalers.
With the abundance of
self -
publishing opportunities
available to authors now, and even opportunities like library distribution thanks to this morning's announcement that Smashwords and OverDrive are pairing up on ebook lending, the real stand out will be in the ways that
companies can offer book promotion to their clients.
With the print on demand technology that is now
available to us through
companies like CreateSpace, and the multiple avenues of digital
publishing, the process of
self publishing is
available to anyone and everyone.
The third way you can get your book ready for sale is to work with a supported
self -
publishing company whose bundles of services help you get your book and cover designed in print and digital formats, in distribution, and
available for sale.
So when a
self -
publishing company says they'll make your book
available through popular retail channels, it's not a unique benefit.
It's
available through many
self -
publishing options and
companies.
Unless specifically stated and offered by the
self -
publishing company, making your book
available to and through book distribution channels does not include any proactive sales efforts to get your book into bookstores or libraries.
They currently have thousands of titles
available (7500 individual issues, 700 of which are free) and thousands of individual submit titles
available (creator - owned and
self published titles, not ones
published by big
companies like Marvel and DC).
At the London Book Fair on April 11, 2011, digital
publishing company Kobo announced its plans to establish
self -
publishing markets in Germany and France, while on April 23rd Amazon.de launched its German Kindle store, providing access to not just the 650,000 titles it made
available to the retail giant's German counterpart, but opening the capability of
self -
publishing with Kindle to its German consumers.
Unlike editing through a supported
self -
publishing company that may have associates
available throughout the day, the freelance editor is reporting to no one but him or herself.
Truth: Many
self -
publishing companies promise authors that their books will be
available in major bookstores such as Barnes and Noble.
A number of
self -
publishing companies have marketing services
available, and if you have the budget, they are worth checking out.
I am glad I
self -
published because, even though I won't get the exposure that big
publishing companies would give my book, I have created a really great quality book that I am proud of, and which is
available to anyone who looks for it, on Amazon.
Find a
self -
publishing company that shares your values and has the tools
available to best help you reach your goals.
We provide ongoing tips for indie authors and advanced technology to support
self - publishers and small
publishing companies so that they can have access to the same robust
publishing and sales solutions
available to bigger
companies.
While some
self -
publishing companies offer a service whereby the books are
available on wholesale lists just in case a book buyer becomes aware of it and wants to carry it; traditional publishers actually have warm sales bodies proactively hawking your book to a variety of different bookselling outlets.
Currently,
self -
published e-books are made
available on B&N.com through an intermediary: Smashwords, which is a fine
company that offers a great service to independent authors.
Also, the record
company, because it distributes lots of songs, gains efficiencies of scale that are not
available to a
self -
publishing artist.