How do you go about trying to get a book published? Especially with limited funds...?
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Traditonal publshing houses are great, you just have to choose which route you wish to take. Either way, do not spend any money.\n\nLarge Publishers like Simon and Schuester require that you have an agent that submits your book.  The large publishing houses are hard to get into and once your in, if your not a heavy seller you will have to do your own PR. In the end it can take years to get signed and published through a large publishing house.\n\nSmall Publishers like YinSumi Press works with both agents and directly with authors.  It is ran by people who have worked in the entertainment industry for over 15 years and have access to all the same outlets as the major publishing houses.  It can take anywhere for 30 days to 6 months from start to finish before you book hits the stands. www.yinsumi.com.\n\nThe large publisher will often give you an upfront retainer of 5k to 20k depending on your book and if you are a person who is known in the industry.  Typically, after that you will receive about .10 cents per book sale after they have deducted the cost of PR, Advertising and other expenses, so you may find yourself selling 100,000 books and making only 5k.\n\nThe small publishers often do not offer an upfront retainer, however you receive full PR, advertising, book tours and more. In addition to this, you will also receive anywhere from 20-45% of the proceeds from the book, so if you sell 100,000 books you will walk away with at least 50k.
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What you are looking for is called a "Vanity Press" of "Vanity Publisher".\n\nHere's the information I dug up.\n\nTells you what to watch out for and gives alternatives:\nhttp://www.sfwa.org/beware/vanitypublishers.html\n\nSource for self publishing:\nhttp://www.booksjustbooks.com/\n\n\nAdditional information on self publishing:\nhttp://experts.about.com/z/js/o.htm?k=self-publish&d=Self-Publish&r=http%3A//experts.about.com/q/Writing-Books-675/publish-book-1.htm\n\n\nI hope this information is useful to you. Check prices and fees when the project is complete because they could change by the time you are ready to go to print.\n\nBest wishes,\n\nBlewz4u\n\nPS. You may want to offer it up for mass market publishing, you could have a best seller when you are finished with it.
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You need an agent, most will take 15 to 20% though; some also have reading fees. You could self publish, but this will cost you a fortune. Ask at your library they'll be able to help you.
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Go to the library and check out Writer's Market.  Don't send an unsolicited manuscript.  Send a query letter at the least.
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You need to offer quality books at a good price.  You can go online, but also try to market to  local school districts in your area. Advertise an educators only sale, and send to local schools and teachers. Teachers love to buy books, especially at a low rate.
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Alrighty then.\n\nCheck out www.amazon.com. They have books you can't even find in the library or in the bookstore. The books all have a discount and if you make a purchase of at leasts $24 you can get free shipping.
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I was going to suggest purchasing a book called Writers Market that lists publications- what they look to publish and how to get them published. I noticed though, that they do have a website as well: www.writersmarket.com.  I have used the book several times and because there is so much information it is not always user-friendly, but it will get the job done for you.....
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Ok, do you want to publish it like publish it and turn it into a book where people can buy it in Barnes and Nobles? Well, unfortunately I don't have an answer for that question, but I do know where you can publish your story ONLINE. \n\nwww.fictionpress.com. \n\nBest of luck!
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you can get it from book shops ;-(
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Try finding a publisher.
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Everything depends on your record in the market. Have you done this before? What were the results? You will have to sell your services to a publishing house and an author and the book stores. What experience do you have in publicizing events. I don't mean to be rough but these are just some of the questions you will be asked. The people won't even talk price until you have a track record. I am a published author and still deal with this.
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You should approach a web-based self-publisher. Below are some links to a few that I know of. With your kind of material, no traditional publisher would be willing to invest money into it (sorry). And you do not want to self-print it by dumping in a few grand, later to discover that you do not have the ability and knowledge to distribute and promote the book to retailers – it’s a very complex process.
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Yes I know many people who made money selling ebooks online. You can actually hire a ghost writer to write the ebook for you and you will be listed as the author.\n\nVisit http://www.MyWebsiteBusinessTrainer.com for training and to get connected with ghost writers. \n\nGood Luck!\n\nMiss Wealth Builder
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Hello,\n\nI have been in this same predicament myself.  Just curious, are you from England?  Okay so now.  If you have an idea and simply need a free website then you can use freewebs.com for a free website to showcase your idea.  If you need a business idea that can be started with no money perhaps you can start a Blog which is also is free) and make it about something you enjoy, then when you get enough people visiting your blog every week you can start charging for advertisers that tie in with your topic.  An example would be if you like to read you can start a blog for book reviews.  After you get interest going you can charge for advertising from local book stores, local and national publishing houses and that sort.  Or if you are interested in decorating on a budget you do the same thing would apply, but instead your advertisers may be, textile houses, and local furniture shops and if it was fashion then local dress shops and modeling agencies.\n\nNow if you arent interested in writing then I suggest that you go to a website like business owners idea cafe, check on their forum and go to "start ups" there you can read about other home business owners and also post a request for unique items (a lot of them hand make and design their own wares) you can work out a sort of consignment agreement where they send you photos of their products and you post them on your site and you split the profit.\n\nIf not, you can still use the consignment idea locally for friends and family, print up some flyers on your computer and post them advertising yourself as a consignment "shop".  Then you can either sell the things on ebay and take a percentage or have a day where your apartment/home becomes a sort of "flea market" and tag everything, move you furniture to another room, and have some tea and coffee available and let people browse and shop your items.  Then when you have a few dollars under your belt you can expand and rent a tabel or booth at local flea markets, since that is a way to get a lot more foot traffic with little to no advertising having to be done by you.\n\n"pretty in the city" is an example of a blog that I love, I read her books as well.\n\nFrom one single mom to another, good luck and feel free to email me if you have any other questions.
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Start with Ingram Books http://ingrambook.com/start/ - they're the largest\n\nGet hold of a copy of the book Writers Market as that book contains lists of books wholesalers
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Hi, Dan.  \n\nCongratulations on your great idea.\n\nThere are a number of questions you must first answer before the advice anyone gives you about publishing your book can actually be of value to you. They include some of the following:\n\n > What is the subject of your self-help book?\n\n > Who is the book's target market?\n\n > What are your credentials for writing such a book?\n\n > How much, if any, research have you done on this subject — particularly to see what other books have already been written on this subject and/or to this market? \n \nThe fist rule of marketing anything — including BOOKS — is to make sure you have a market for your product before you create the product...not the other way around.\n\nYou wil probably want to do some pretty thorough research to see what else is out there that's even a little like yours.  This is not to defeat or discourage you, but to let you know how to talk with the publishing industry.  For example, this process will enable you to language a comment like, "It's a little like Dr. Phil's most recent book, but with less yelling, and targeted specifically to husbands of women who've had miscarriages," so that you can give them a better idea of exactly what you have in mind.\n\n > Do you have any agent contacts in mind already?\n\n > Have you put your proposal together yet?\n\n > If it seems like it will take some time to find an agent and/or publisher, is self-publishing a consideration?\n\n > Do you have a graphic designer who is handling the cover and interior layout?\n\n > If you had to describe your budget for this project, would you say it is:\n\n * Whatever it takes to get the job done properly \n * Flexible, within reason \n * Very limited \n * I have no budget for this project \n   \nYou probably will want to head to Amazon.com or your local bookstoe and invest in a book called The Writers Market.  It's a big book (maybe 3 inches thick) that costs about $30 — or you can get the one that comes with a CD-ROM for about $50.  What it contains are the best known agents, publishers, and outlets for all genres of writing in the country...as well as a few international sources.\n\nThe good news is that the self-help market is one of the biggest there is, and non-fiction is fairly easy for new authors to break into, even with a traditional publisher (as opposed to self-publishing). \n\nThe honest truth is that this could be a full-time job for you, depending on how serious you are about it.  One cardinal mistake new authors make is not realizing that a book is a BUSINESS unto itself, and you need to think of it as one.  To do it properly, you'll need the same kinds of tools you would to get a business started: a timeline, a budget, a marketing plan, and a well-thought-through execution strategy.\n\nThis is a project that, if done properly, is going to take a big investment of time, money, and energy, particularly if you go the self-publishing route (even as an e-book, which is NOT the best recommendation for a self-help book).  If you're not under a tight external deadline and have the personal capacity for or access to some of the design components (editing, layout, cover, pagination), you may be able to somewhat contain the cost.\n\nWhatever you do — DO NOT overlook the need for a good editor.  Quality editing — or the lack thereof — has the ability to seal your book's fate, for good or ill.\n\nBegin by identifying the market your book will reach (be as specific as you can, making sure, however, that you have a large enough viable market that both needs your book and is willing to pay for the information it contains), and then start looking at agents and/or publishers who work with material for people in that group.  An agent is the middleman, who negotiates between you and the publishing company.  The publisher is the company who puts up the cash to build the books, market them, and distribute
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Probably the hardest thing to do, especially if you don't know the subject very well to begin with is to find reliable sources.  Almost anything you find on the internet is sketchy, that includes wikipedia.  Any crank can churn out a web-page or a Wiki article that sounds good at first pass.  Books tend to be better, but again, any crank with enough money can get their works published by someone.\n\nThat said just be careful, try to find sources that back each other-up, ones that list their own sources (that you can verify) tend to be a bit more reliable, both in helping you find more good sources, as well as helping you avoid sources that base their statements on the same group of like-minded wack-jobs.\n\nOn a first go at things stay with major sources, peer reviewed articles, well-known books by major (reputable) publishers.  Once you get a handle on the subject you can start evaluating a source on its own merits and identify if it is good or not.