Find the Best Publisher for Your Book

You're now ready to publish your first book. And you want to find the best publisher. At first, there are hundreds of publishing houses that you can find in the country. Although the possibilities seem endless, you must still be careful in choosing your book publisher.



Choosing a publisher can be a complicated process and attached to it are certain advantages or disadvantages. Advantages can include those publishers that will do all the footwork to make your book saleable. Publishers have contacts and can give you much better contracts. You can also have larger advances and most importantly, you are assisted on what books the editors and reviewers really like.



Disadvantages can also abound your contracting with the publishers. You cannot get a good publisher unless you already had a published book. Your publishers also have their share of royalties and advances. This therefore results to added expenses on your part.



To find the best publisher, you can market your book to major publishers that you know. This will require a lot of legwork, but this method is so fulfilling. Although not all publishers will consider unagented work, there are still many who can consider unagented materials.



It is worthy to note that you can go into self-publishing; but this can also have pros and cons. The pros include full control over your manuscript. There will be no publishers or editors who will be asking for revisions. You can also earn huge a sum of money in the long run. The cons however include lack of guidance from editors and publishers; you will not be advised of what works best for the book and what is marketable. Up front fees may be large except if you will use the Print-on-demand publisher. The worst case can be for reviewers and bookstores that will not take you seriously.



Aside from the above suggestions on seeking the best publisher, websites are very useful in supplying you with choices for your publisher. You can visit several websites such as www.cbcbooks.org, www.bookmarket.com, or the widely used Amazon.com. Generally, these online publishers give their services as long as you're willing to spend a fair amount of money.



Online publishers provide you with choices whether paperback, hard cover or pocket sized books. Each publisher charges equivalent fees that can depend on the number of pages, sizes or stock. There are those who offer publishing solutions such as layout services or editing.



If you are really serious on getting your book published, a little research on each available publisher will be an essential move. There are many publishers which are looking for new and fresh materials. This can be your passport to your writing career so grab all the opportunities available and be ready to publish more of your future books.