Are you an author or a writer – and what the heck is the difference between the two, you ask? Well, an author has actually published his or her articles or books someplace where people can read them. A writer is someone who writes but perhaps no one besides the writer has ever read any of his/her works. For those of you who are considering self-publishing, there are some wonderful resources on the Web that can help you go from writer to published author. Below are some of my recommendations for you – and publishers that are recommended by Website Magazine:
Lulu.com should be your first stop as you investigate places to publish and sell your book – ebook or printed. Their publishing tools are easy to use so authors can simply format and upload their own digital content. Lulu offers a great global marketplace, social networking and other author services, as well as free customized online stores and retail listings on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and more. Their split with you is 80/20. You get a lot for your money!
iUniverse.com offers a generous variety of professional editorial and self-publishing tools. But even better than that, their marketing services are very strong. They have special recognition and awareness programs to help create more exposure for retail presentation and placement that reaches beyond the Internet.
Issuu.com is an e-publishing platform that is used by some of the top publishing companies, as well as a variety of other brands, who are looking to reach new audiences. Issuu enhances and customizes the digital editions of your content to be marketed and sold to a variety of audiences. Used by some of the top publishing companies and other brands looking to reach new audiences for their digital business content, Issuu’s Pro Solution starts at only $19 per month.
Yudu.com does double duty since it is both a digital publishing library and marketplace where users can read, publish, buy, sell and share content. You can publish a range of formats – reports, presentations, catalogs, ebooks and more. Yudu offers Plus and Pro professional self-publishing options for writers, authors, businesses and marketers.
Edocr.com is a central storage site where you can upload all of your business documents and have them indexed by Google and Bing, where they will then be shared through 200+ of the largst Web services. This increases your work and company’s visibility in a big way. Edocr means that your documents have a greater return on the investment of producing it – no matter your business’s size.