A hand to post ... and not just for first
Irrespective of the kind of literary reference, particularly difficult to publish a work. Given the weakness of the publishing market, and given the high costs faced by a publisher who decides to invest in a text, rarely the industry are willing to "risk" on a rookie or a name not known to the general public .
The hundreds of manuscripts delivered daily to the publishers, in most cases are intended to rubble, with little chance of being read and evaluated carefully, even when it is not the quality of the text to defect. Is a different matter when it comes to "people" (for example from the world of the show) who, while not Having experience (and often even capacity) literary publisher guarantee, just because of their "name", the return of the investment or at least a much lower risk.
For the novice author, or at least out of this market logic, although his work has some value, so it is difficult to emerge, and sometimes the only feasible way is the publishing fee ... or, publish the publishers give a chance only to those who bear the costs of printing, distribution and promotion. A road, the latter, which, besides being very costly, often resolves in the press a few hundred texts, however, intended to remain unsold or even never reach the shelves of libraries.
Faced with this problem, I propose two solutions ...
Representation to publishers
The manuscripts submitted to publishing houses from people already working in the field are more likely to be read and evaluated. The literary agent acts as a kind of mediator and guarantor of the work proposed, which then has some more likely to be taken into account. This, especially because the author relies on a technical expert who provides accommodation to a more attractive text, suggesting that all the measures aimed at making work more attractive to a publishing house.
The drafting of synopsis and summaries of the book, directed exclusively to editorial context in line with the work presented, allowing a more immediate response, and certainly a great saving of time and energy.
E 'must be stressed that it is impossible to "ensure" the publication of a text, where the final decision rests precisely exclusively to the publisher. However, you can make the text more marketable and above all to facilitate the encounter with reality editorial "close" to the work presented.
Print on demand (short-run print texts)
The Print on Demand is an innovative digital printing system that allows the printing of books, manuals, handouts and brochures in short runs (10 to 500), in short times, low costs and with a remarkable quality of printing. The Print on Demand allows you to print a few copies initially and reprint of some only when needed, avoiding the risk of making large investments in production (in most cases is not applicable) of thousands of volumes. The Print On Demand is very well suited to the needs of writers, essayists, and in general all those who, after so long, they finally decided to pull out your manuscript the drawer to see turned into a real book.
So if you have always wanted to print a story, a collection of poems, a novel, an autobiography, but no publisher has ever decided to "invest" on you ... and at the same time if you're not going to finance thousands of € publication of your work with publishers to pay, with the serious risk of seeing most of the unsold books or, even worse, never distributed, the Print on Demand could be the answer.
Print only a limited number of copies to be used for the distribution staff (friends, family, acquaintances, libraries of trust) or to propose in publishing a product that can really stand out from all other manuscripts that arrive on the desks of editors. All this, while minimizing costs and risks (in the worst case, printing 50 copies you can make a nice surprise and a welcome gift to family and friends!).
You provide the text, I'll fix it and submitted it for editing and proofreading, taking care of presentation, the preface and back cover, and then send it to a printer selected and confidence, which will offer a quote for the printing of copies required , faithfully your guidelines (format, cover etc ...).
The result will be a special gift, or a commemoration on the occasion to commemorate an important moment for you or your family. Finally, if you are interested, the opportunity to work for a publishing company as a professional and well prepared.
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