How To Self-Publish For Free Together With Createspace By Jimmy Conjugated Linoleic Acid Y CreateSpace.com is a art print On Demand company owned by Amazon. It's not well-known however, but is an easily accessible service for authors to publish their own books for a minimal amount of cash and yet receive the benefit of becoming listed on Amazon -- in addition to having Amazon collect the money from customers, ship the actual books to the customers and send the author their money each month. Technology has dramatically altered the publishing world since i have started writing. Way during the old days the only way most authors could be published was to deliver their manuscript to the publisher of a publishing company, the majority of the biggest and best in ny, and hope they were approved. Gradually it became extremely difficult for any writer to sell a magazine to a publishing house lacking any editor. The one exception was the science fiction/fantasy/horror industry where editors tried to take care of the tradition of being open to direct manuscript submissions (but they took a back seat to mss. Submitted by identified agents). Some companies took advantage of people wanting to submit books that could or couldn't survive accepted by an ordinary publisher. They were known as "vanity presses " because it was generally identified that the only reason for their services was to print up books the author was determined to determine published no matter what. Because these organizations had minimum print works of 1000 copies or more, the author usually went to their own grave with 992 replicates in boxes in their downstairs room, attic or garages. Some entrepreneurs figured out how to publish books for a lot less cash, but they had to spend lots of time on their own marketing -- selling them in the back of the space after speeches, by mail order, by consignment to neighborhood bookstores, and through categorized ads. Some years back, a print on demand revolution happened. A computer keeps a book's files on record. When needed, it can print out one replicate. When I researched art print on demand companies a few years ago, nonetheless, the best and cheapest still required nearly $600 -- still a significant investment. Along with CreateSpace, Amazon has removed all charges but a few minimal ones. The only catch is the author must produce it files themselves. Jimmy Clay's book relates the complex details of how he produced a novel he wrote. If you have Microsoft Word, it is good. I don't, and could not replicate some of the technical details along with Open Office. However, the actual graphic viewer program he recommends did help me modify the stock images my partner and i selected. He goes into a lot of detail on cover style. This is now somewhat out of date, since Create Space offers a cover design service along with templates you can use. However, in case you are good at graphic design or wish to outsource the job to somebody else, his explanations will give you or even the contractor the necessary information to fit Create Space's criteria. He did not cover some of the implications of Create Space syndication, and there have been recent
modifications since he wrote this kind of book. If you already know your way around Word, Open office or -- even better Quark, you probably don't need this. Especially if you're willing to use one of Create Space's cover web templates. You also don't need this kind of if you have an agent and nyc publishers are offering you agreements. However, if you want a book like a professional credential or you're a writer unsure of whether you can produce your own book, this kind of book will give you confidence which you too can publish your own publication and sell it on amazon. Com. Cheap Facebook Ads