Self-Publish Your Poetry

Category: Publish Your Poetry

If you are a writer, modern technology has opened a new door for you to get your book out to the public. The internet and modern computers make it easy to get your material published whether you write poetry, fiction, non-fiction or any other type of book. Several self-publishing websites and companies will help you to get your work into print and even help to sell your work. These sites are easy to use and even someone with limited computer skill can get the job done.

Right now is probably the perfect time for an author to self-publish his work. The changes in technology and publishing are nothing short of miraculous. It is not widely known but agents, and publishers do not always make the right decision when it comes to either accepting or rejecting a manuscript. Some of the best modern authors have more rejection than acceptance slips to their name. This tell us that a publisher can make a mistake so why not publish you material yourself? There is information that publishers do not want you to know and that is that only one percent of book sales are through conventional methods such as bookstores. Ninety-nine percent of sales are through alternative methods.

You do not have to do this but if you are going to self-publish contact the U.S. Copyright office and get your work copyrighted before you do anything else. This will protect your work from plagiarism. Now that you have your work copyrighted, all you have to do is upload your manuscript to the server of the company or website you have chosen to put your work onto. Once the manuscript is uploaded, there are two ways to sell it to the public. First is to sell it as an e-manuscript that they can print on their printer on-demand. The other option is to sell it as an e-book that they can download to their hard-drive and read on their computer. If you want, you can send hard copies of your work to the online company and they can add it to their server. If you choose this option, the company will charge you a fee for putting the material on the website for you. Another thing to remember if you choose to send your material to anyone is never send the original copy. Always send copies and keep the original in a safe place.