Publishing a book all by yourself is a big step. If this is the first time you decide to take this bold step to self-publish your book, then collaborating with a reputed agency such as Maple Publishers can reduce your stress. You will also meet a team of highly skilled yet friendly professionals who will come forward to offer you the most relevant self-publishing services at a competitive price.
Here are the four things to do when you begin a self-publishing journey—
- To start with, you need to have a complete manuscript that you have written or have hired a ghostwriter to finish it. In the next step, you have to think of the scheduled necessary steps which are editing and selecting a creative book cover for the book before publishing.
- Despite asking for a ghostwriting service, you can also ask for a book cover designer for the next book that you are about to publish. Make sure that you have found a creative and understanding professional who is always eager to push more to give the cover an impressive look. Besides attracting readers with the cover designs of the book to purchase it, the cover designs are also used for various promotional activities, including trailer launches and social media activities.
- Again, decide whether you would like the book to be published digitally in the form of an eBook or printed version. Maximum writers of this era are opening rooms for online readers or Kindle readers as well as the book readers by publishing their books in both versions. Have a detailed discussion about the versions you prefer to launch, with your team, before finalising the self-publishing. Let the agency appoint an experienced eBook converter for you and an eBook cover creator if you are interested in keeping distinct cover designs for printed and eBook formats of your book.
- Children’s book writers often need a book illustration design or a series of illustrations for their new book to make it more alluring for the little readers. Hire an illustrator to help you while finishing a manga for adults or young adults besides, involve the professional in the post-production promotional activities before and after launching the book on Amazon or whichever platform you select.
Decide the services you will need in the first place so that the agency can create a customised self-publishing service package along with the cost estimation.