| This article looks at the possibilities for self publishing | | | | expected; hard cover books are simply far more |
| hardcover books. | | | | expensive than other books, no matter what the |
| In traditional publishing, it is next to impossible to get | | | | print production method. |
| a contract to publish a hardback book, unless you are | | | | There are still a lot of options available to one who |
| a well known, high sales, best seller, blockbuster | | | | wants a hard cover book printed. There are publishing |
| author, which most people simply are NOT. The good | | | | houses who can and will produce a relatively low cost |
| news for an author who really wants a hard back | | | | bound book (with or without a book jacket) and |
| book published is that there are a lot of options | | | | there are those who will produce a fine quality |
| these days. The area of self publishing has changed | | | | collector level volume from the best materials with |
| the publishing world forever, and that is great news | | | | hand crafted workmanship. The difference is, of |
| for authors. | | | | course, price, and that is a decision that the author |
| The main economic difference between self | | | | can make after comparing all the available options. |
| publishing and traditional publishing is that in self | | | | Not so very many years ago, an author would have |
| publishing, the author bears the cost of the printing | | | | had to have traveled to New YorK City to meet |
| process. While that might seem, to some, to be a | | | | with the publishing houses who handle this sort of |
| bad thing, it is also important to bear in mind that the | | | | work. Now, however, an author can simply search |
| author also has near total control over the printing | | | | the 'Net, contact the many possible publishers, submit |
| process, the choices of paper, print type, binding, | | | | manuscripts, make design and binding decisions, |
| book jacket (and the design thereof), promotion and | | | | approve mark ups, and oversee the entire process |
| marketing, and almost every other area of the | | | | without ever leaving his or her desk. |
| production process. For an author who wants to | | | | The publishers web sites are typically clear and easy |
| publish her or his book in a very certain way, this is | | | | to understand, with good photos of samples of their |
| an unheard of level of control. | | | | work, easy to follow instructions and guides, and a |
| Self publishing hardcover books, is, naturally, more | | | | plethora of suggestions and tips to make the process |
| expensive than the other self publishing options (such | | | | easier for the author. Self publishing hardcover books |
| as paper back books, ebooks, print on demand | | | | is a reality. |
| books, books on CD and so on), but that is | | | | |