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I am an independent self-publisher who sold three projects to major New York houses before starting my own company. I provide editorial services to a major literary agency in Manhattan and work regularly with authors at all levels of expertise. I can answer questions like these: What does "independent publishing" mean? Should I publish myself or use a service like XLibris? What is "print on demand" publishing? How do I publish myself on the Web? What are the best resources for learning about publishing? How do I find a literary agent? What are my chances of getting published by a major New York firm?
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I have been an "independent publisher" in one form or another since grade school. While I have also been published by major New York houses, my heart still lies in the "do it yourself" realm. With the advent of the Internet and new printing technologies, publishing your own writing is now more practical than ever.
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There are really no restrictions on e-book length (or shortness) although some platforms have a minimum price that you can charge; on Kindle I think it's $2.99. On Smashwords, you can publish at any
Jameson -- There's not much you can do with pasted-in text (I'm sure it's impossible to double-space or do paragraph indents) and HTML can cause problems or get rejected by some e-mail systems. A lot of
Thomas -- As we're a small boutique press, we consider a very limited number of properties for publication on a cooperative basis. The details are here: www.fearlessbooks.com/howtopublish.htm Our
Austen -- See my free online publishing guide at www.fearlessbooks.com/PublishingGuide.html This will give you an overview of the chief publishing routes in the US. I don't know the market in India
Matt -- Lightning Source is a POD service, but printing is the ONLY service they provide. Most other companies in the field, like CreateSpace, also provide editorial, design, and limited publicity services
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