Plan your book
Do you want essential knowledge to become a truly successful self-publisher?
That knowledge is easily accessible and provided freely here in PublishMe's six-step process!
Do you want
- to be in control of the publishing process of your book?
- retain copyright for your work?
- make all the decisions and keep ownership of the process throughout?
Our expertise and support will help you meet your goals:
- six clear steps to getting published
- free information download
- value-packed packages
It makes sense to self-publish.
1. Planning your book
When you plan well you minimise work throughout the writing and publishing processes. A clear direction means:
- reworking is reduced,
- costs are kept down
- and the project takes less time and has fewer hassles.
Note: To minimise costs, decide early if you want your book in ebook format as well as in print. You will benefit from looking at our
popular Ebook Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) download.(384KB PDF)
Set your goals
It is vitally important to consider the overall goals you have for your self-published work — your goals will have an impact on the decisions you make along the way.
Steps to Coming Out on Top
Make a return on your publishing investment!
How will this package help you?
- a one-hour consultation with your PublishMe client manager
- a workbook with recommendations about setting a retail price for your book
- understand how discounts impact on price setting
- how to achieve a return on your investment
- how to cover your print costs
- clear financial guidelines of significant value to help you make smart business decisions about your book
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If your self-publishing project is:
- a book of poetry
- or memoirs to share with family and friends,
- or you have an article you wish to offer as e-delivery that people can download; the planning will be quite different than if you are wanting to self-publish and sell a serious non-fiction book in a hard-copy format.
Click through all six steps on the PublishMe site to get a good understanding of the whole process. This will help you set your goals and make the planning and implementation process easier.
Our expertise is free to you in these downloads.
To develop good skills and processes click these titles to get your copy of:
What you'll get:
How to plan your fiction book features a handy checklist approach to areas of planning including the six Ps of fiction writing: Prepare, Plan, Plot, People, Places, and Premises.
How to plan your non-fiction book again features a checklist to ensure you are progressing in a logical way. PANIC . . . we don't suggest you do; it's just a handy way to remember the steps outlined in the download: Prepare, Arrange, Narrow, Investigate and Commence. You'll be ready to start writing!
How to plan your memoirs and family histories will give you tips, notes
and advice collated from PublishMe's 2011 seminars.
Ebook FAQs will give answers to over 30 questions clients have asked about ebooks. They may open up possibilities for your work you hadn't considered!
A self-publisher, Louise Gilbert, shares her experience of planning her book.
I first came into contact with PublishMe back in 2009 when I had just started writing my
book. At that time I was full of questions and changeable demands: could I print on
special paper with a gold edge? could I include a ribbon for a bookmark? could I get my
book to Frankfurt bookfair? what if I wanted an embossed title? Could Publishme meet my
timeframes? At one stage I was worried about the length of time my writing was taking and
was on the mission for a Ghostwriter. Or maybe I just needed a good editor? Publishme has
consistently been there to assist me at anytime with my questions however big, small or
silly. It was a no-brainer that I was going to publish with them - I did not look
elsewhere.
My manuscript is now finished and so is my book cover. Adrian did an amazing job on the
design. I went for the professional package and it was more than worth it. Adrian
listened to what I wanted to achieve, asked lots of questions and was genuinely
interested in aligning with my thoughts and ideas so he could put my vision to paper. I can't quite figure out how Publishme can provide such professional services for
so little cost. I am choosing to self publish to retain my independence and control over
my first book. Publishme are working with me to make sure we get a professional quality
result and I know they will be there as much as I need them to be. The process is like
preparing for a birth - after years of conception . and choosing your birthing partner is
hugely important!
I have also purchased the Selling to Bookstores and Coming out on Top packages. The fact
that they include consultancy time made them attractive packages. When you are publishing
for the first time you need all the information you can get - so if Publishme have
published it, I want to read it! They are sitting on my desk waiting for me to do
something with them - I can't wait to get onto this next stage of the project.
Thanks Publishme . working with you is making the whole process enjoyable. Even though we
don't have a huge amount of contact just knowing you are there makes all the
difference!
Go to Step 2 — Write to get more vital
info.