Free Book Publishing

For authors who can not afford the cost of self-publishing, there are some publishers that offer free publication. These companies offer services for printing on demand (POD), where the only cost that will pay the author is the first printed copy of the book. In this set-up, the author retains all rights to the book or material, and the company only earns a small commission for each book that will be sold.

POD and cost

Print on demand means that the publisher will print a book or materials only when there is someone to buy the book. The publisher maintains a digital version of books and stores up to when they need to print a copy.

By using the services of these POD publishers, you will only need to pay a small sum of money at the onset. There are no set-up fees and no minimum orders. You will be able to publish your book for free as well as market it. The company also handles the transaction and will pay royalties for every purchase.

Retail Services

These publishing companies also have retail partners that can sell your book. However, we shall have to pay retail for this service. You can also choose to do all the marketing yourself. You just need to ask the publisher to print copies of your book, depending on the question you raised.

With free publishing services, new authors are given the opportunity to get their work out there without having to pay for the cost of self-publishing. Publishers print only on demand and make money only if the author is able to sell his book. Given the wealth of opportunities for this type of service gives new authors, it is expected that the demand for such increase in the future .......