How to publish the first book

Publishing your book to a novice writer is quite difficult, because no one knows you. Even if you write books of popular genres, publishers would rather prefer to work with already-promoted authors. However, nothing is impossible: firstly, you can always publish any book for your money, and secondly, you can participate in various literary contests.

Instruction manual

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First, try sending your book to all the publishers you find on the Internet. The likelihood that you will be appreciated and published is very low, since publishers rarely publish books of unknown authors at their own expense. But it's still worth a try, because there have been such cases.

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In addition to publishing houses, send the book or fragments from it (if it is very voluminous) to literary magazines. They publish unknown authors more often. Publications in thick magazines help authors get noticed by critics.

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About a month after you send out your book, start phoning publishers and magazines. It so happens that sent files are lost or remain “for later”. Be persistent, ask if the editor has read what you sent, find out the result.

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If you, like most writers, have not been able to publish the first book in the above way, then try to publish it yourself. There are many publishers who can offer not very high prices for the publication. Yes, and at first you need a small circulation. A book with a volume of about 300 pages and a circulation of 1000 copies, published in the simplest version (newsprint, softcover) will cost you from 2500 to 3000 dollars. You can find publishers on the Internet. Communication is usually done through the site.

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In the event that you do not have the opportunity to publish your first book at your own expense, try to participate in literary contests. One of the most famous is the Debut contest, in which people under 35 can participate. There are others, they only need to be found. You can try searching both in search engines and in social networks (information about contests is often published in groups for beginning writers). If you take a prize in the competition, your book will probably be published and even provide promotion.

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