So you want to write a book – great! Or better yet, you’ve written a book – even better! How will you publish it? There is the traditional mode of publishing: depending on your genre, you need an agent, who will then submit the manuscript to publishers. If you’re looking at academic presses, you will query them and submit proposals, and then you might get a contract. Then there is self-publishing. Self-publishing has been gaining popularity across genres – commercial, professional, and academic – for a variety of reasons, which we’ll examine in this post.
Here at Dissertation Editor, we’ve worked with countless clients who have written a book and decided to self-publish, or want to turn their dissertation into a book and then self-publish it. Whether you’re writing a novel, a memoir, an academic tome, or doing a dissertation-to-book conversion, we can help you achieve your goal of self-publishing.
Why self-publish?
For a long time, self-publishing was seen as “less than” traditional publishing – but that’s beginning to finally change. There are many benefits to self-publishing, including:
- You retain complete creative control
- Higher royalty rates
- No stress about deadlines
- Faster publishing process
- You keep all of your publishing and creative rights
- Control over pricing
How Dissertation Editor can help
While there are a lot of benefits to self-publishing, there are also some drawbacks. You don’t have as much editorial support and guidance – which is where Dissertation Editor comes in. Here at DE, when you’re matched with an editor for your book, this editor will be with you through the entire process, from beginning to end.
We start with a consultation to talk with you and learn about your goals and vision for the book, where you’re at right now with the manuscript, and develop a plan. Depending on the service you choose, we can help with ghostwriting, organization of the manuscript, editing, revising, proofreading, and/or formatting. We provide critical feedback and discuss with you any concerns you have about the manuscript and how you see it evolving. Throughout the entire process, you retain creative control and make all of the final decisions.
When you’re ready, we then discuss self-publishing options and publishing preferences. You can submit cover ideas, or we are happy to provide options for you. We take care of the formatting to ensure a professional, polished product that you will be proud to call your book! We do not retain any rights or permissions to the material; you alone have those.
Contact us today to learn more about how we can help make your publishing dreams a reality.
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