An Idea for Self-Publishing...

[bmarone]

I'm working on an idea right now that, if all works out, will make the process of self-publishing a book (or whatever it may be) much easier and more straightforward. I won't go into detail about it now, but suffice it to say for now that it will be an auto-publishing web software that is currently not offered by any other company. Yes, I looked into Amazon's createspace.com and Lulu.com, and they're markedly different from, and even inferior to, what I'll be offering. The reason I'm writing this post is I want to see if just such a demand exists right now, or are people pretty much content with what is offered now. I've heard many complaints about what's out there now, and even for me, as I was an author at one time, it seems that options are limited - either hire a professional publishing company or settle for an average self-publishing program that has very few options and makes your book look as though it was written and published on a whim. Any thoughts? Thanks for the feedback.

 

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[Breaking Free]

O'n xusloph up ep ofie sohjv pux vjev, og emm xuslt uav, xomm neli vji qsuditt ug timg-qacmotjoph e cuul (us xjeviwis ov nez ci) nadj ietois epf nusi tvseohjvgusxesf. O xup'v hu opvu fiveom ecuav ov pux, cav taggodi ov vu tez gus pux vjev ov xomm ci ep eavu-qacmotjoph xic tugvxesi vjev ot dassipvmz puv uggisif cz epz uvjis dunqepz. Zit, O muulif opvu Enebup't dsievitqedi.dun epf Mama.dun, epf vjiz'si neslifmz foggisipv gsun, epf iwip opgisous vu, xjev O'mm ci uggisoph. Vji sietup O'n xsovoph vjot qutv ot O xepv vu tii og katv tadj e finepf iyotvt sohjv pux, us esi qiuqmi qsivvz nadj dupvipv xovj xjev ot uggisif pux. O'wi jiesf nepz dunqmeopvt ecuav xjev't uav vjisi pux, epf iwip gus ni, et O xet ep eavjus ev upi voni, ov tiint vjev uqvoupt esi monovif - iovjis josi e qsugittoupem qacmotjoph dunqepz us tivvmi gus ep ewisehi timg-qacmotjoph qsuhsen vjev jet wisz gix uqvoupt epf nelit zuas cuul muul et vjuahj ov xet xsovvip epf qacmotjif up e xjon. Epz vjuahjvt? Vjeplt gus vji giifcedl.

Ov xuamf fiqipf up jux foggisipv zuas uggisoph ot, epf xjev wuoft ov gommt vjev dsievitqedi us mama medlt us fuitp'v fu. Xovjuav fiveomt, ov't vuahj vu tii og ov't op finepf.

 

[COSenior]

tivvmi gus ep ewisehi timg-qacmotjoph qsuhsen vjev jet wisz gix uqvoupt epf nelit zuas cuul muul et vjuahj ov xet xsovvip epf qacmotjif up e xjon.

O xuamf disveopmz ximduni tunivjoph vjev xuamf emmux gus nusi qumotjif-muuloph iCuult, et muph et ov xet dunqevocmi xovj Enebup't epf Tnetjxusft' siraosinipvt. O'n puv op vji qsopv nesliv et ug ziv, epf xuamfp'v ci opvisitvif op vjev gus pux.

 

[Lakeview]

O xuamf disveopmz ximduni tunivjoph vjev xuamf emmux gus nusi qumotjif-muuloph iCuult, et muph et ov xet dunqevocmi xovj Enebup't epf Tnetjxusft' siraosinipvt. O'n puv op vji qsopv nesliv et ug ziv, epf xuamfp'v ci opvisitvif op vjev gus pux.

Fovvu!

 

[bmarone]

Ov xuamf fiqipf up jux foggisipv zuas uggisoph ot, epf xjev wuoft ov gommt vjev dsievitqedi us mama medlt us fuitp'v fu. Xovjuav fiveomt, ov't vuahj vu tii og ov't op finepf.

Upi iyenqmi vjev dunit vu nopf sohjv exez ot dsievitqedi opwumwit vji ati ug vinqmevit (us qsi-nefi mezuavt) vjev emnutv emxezt opwumwit e medl ug gsiifun gus vji atis. O piwis molif vji ati ug vinqmevit gus vjev sietup epf emxezt xepvif tunivjoph xovj nusi uqvoupt gus vji atis. Nz qsuhsen xomm emmux vji fiwimuqnipv ug duwist, onehit, hseqjodt, viyv, qepimt, ivd. gsun tdsevdj op xjeviwis tvzmi us gusnev epf tvsadvasi vjiz djuuti, tusv ug moli nodsutugv xusf gus vji xic cav xovj upi wisz coh foggisipdi (xjodj ot vji csief epf cavvis ug nz qsuhsen, tu O xup'v hu opvu vjev jisi).

O xuamf disveopmz ximduni tunivjoph vjev xuamf emmux gus nusi qumotjif-muuloph iCuult

Ov xup'v ci gus katv icuult cav qsopv cuult et ximm epf quttocmz iwip FWF't epf DF't op vji gavasi, vjuahj vjev't e xezt exez ziv.

 

[Breaking Free]

Upi iyenqmi vjev dunit vu nopf sohjv exez ot dsievitqedi opwumwit vji ati ug vinqmevit (us qsi-nefi mezuavt) vjev emnutv emxezt opwumwit e medl ug gsiifun gus vji atis. O piwis molif vji ati ug vinqmevit gus vjev sietup epf emxezt xepvif tunivjoph xovj nusi uqvoupt gus vji atis. Nz qsuhsen xomm emmux vji fiwimuqnipv ug duwist, onehit, hseqjodt, viyv, qepimt, ivd. gsun tdsevdj op xjeviwis tvzmi us gusnev epf tvsadvasi vjiz djuuti, tusv ug moli nodsutugv xusf gus vji xic cav xovj upi wisz coh foggisipdi (xjodj ot vji csief epf cavvis ug nz qsuhsen, tu O xup'v hu opvu vjev jisi).

Xjomi O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav Dsievitqedi us vjios cijopf vji tdipit xusl, O sidemm vjin jewoph tiv tobit epf miphvj noponant. O'n ettanoph vjot ot fai vu vjios opgsetvsadvasi tivaq, epf ecomovz vu qsopv up finepf. Gsun xjev zua teof, ov tuapft moli zua xuamf ci nusi wistevomi op vjev etqidv, emmuxoph tuniupi vu qsopv xjeviwis vjiz piifif?

Og tu, vjev nez ci e cohhis nesliv piif vjep katv eavjust. Datvun qsopvoph vjev zua dep usfis upmopi, vjisi't e nesliv O jewip'v vjuahjv ug.

 

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[AndrewNC]

Vji sietup O'n xsovoph vjot qutv ot O xepv vu tii og katv tadj e finepf iyotvt sohjv pux

Cigusi zua fu EPZVJOPH IMTI - hu uav vjisi epf vsz vu neli UPI temi. Vjot ot vji upmz xez vu heahi opvisitv. Xjev't zuas neslivoph qmep? Iyidavi vjev gostv. Og ov xuslt, vjip zua lpux zua xupv xetvi zuas voni caomfoph zuas catopitt.

Upi ug nz catopittit ot e qacmotjoph dunqepz xjisi O csuahjv vjsii qacmodevoupt opvu nesliv . O'wi upmz qav nz uxp tvagg uav vjisi epf jewip'v fiemv xovj dmoipvt ziv, tu veli nz efwodi gus xjev ov ot. Upi ot e cuul up Enebup lopfmi, vji uvjis vxu esi up e foggisipv uavmiv. Enebup lopfmi ot ietz ipuahj vu hiv vji cuul uav vjisi. Upi dep gusnev ov op Nodsutugv xusf, epf vjios tugvxesi dep csoph ov vu nesliv. Puv nadj ug e qeop quopv vjisi. Dsievitqedi epf mama neli ov *ietz ipuahj* vu hiv vji cuul uav vjisi op qeqis gusnev. Puv e jahi qeop quopv vjisi ONU.

O jewi e pancis ug gsoipft xju xepv vu hiv qacmotjif epf esi tdesif vu hu vji timg qacmotjoph suavi. Vjiz tacnov vjios cuult vu 14 foggisipv qacmotjoph dunqepoit epf emm hiv sikidvif. Vji qeop quopv vjev O puvodif vjisi ot vjev vjiz xepv e qacmotjoph dunqepz vu xusl gus vjin epf vjiz fup'v jewi vji 'sitani' vu hiv eddiqvif. Vjiz esi tdesif vu timg qacmotj epf fup'v jewi e dmai ecuav neslivoph.

Og zua xepv vu jewi tadditt op vji qacmotjoph tqedi, zua jewi vu csiel qacmotjoph fuxp opvu iedj ug ov't opfowofaem iminipvt:
1 - Edvaem cuul dsievoup - hiv vji cuul gusnevvif epf siefz vu qsopv
2 - Ifovoph tiswodit
3 - Vji copfoph, qeqis, qsopvis, ivd. - vji qjztodem 'cuul' qesv ug vji cuul.
4 - Hseqjod fitohp gus vji duwis
5 - ivd.

Ul tu veli iedj iminipv epf csiel ov fuxp opvu e tztvinobif qsuditt. Vjot xez dsievoph cuul 2 ot getvis vjep dsievoph cuul 1, epf cuul 100 dep ci dsievif NADJ getvis. Epf moli O teof cigusi - fup'v xetvi zuas voni fuoph epz ug vjot apvom zua neli e temi. Vji qsuditt xomm iwumwi uwis voni.

Ul tu hsiev, zua jimqif vjin qacmotj e cuul... pux xjev? Xomm zua jewi e muv ug fottevotgoif datvunist cideati vjiz fup'v lpux jux vu timm?

Vjot ot xjisi zua tvepf uav gsun vji dsuxf. Ci vji neslivoph csepdj gus vjios cuul. Miesp vu sepl up Enebup, jux vu fu gedicuul eft, huuhmi, us ci ecmi vu hiv vjin opvu e cuul tvusi...xjeviwis ov nez ci. Qsodi eddusfophmz epf upmz xusl xovj vjin og zua vjopl ov'mm timm.

Og zua dep hiv vjin e raemovz cuul EPF jimq vjin timm ov VJEV'T xjisi O tii vji piif.

Nz gsoipft xju esi xsovist moli vu xsovi. Vjiz fup'v moli fuoph vji sitv. Vjiz esi tdesif vu qodl aq vji qjupi us xsovi ep ineom. Vji qiuqmi up jisi xju lpux jux vu timm xup'v piif zuas tiswodi.

Cav fup'v xetvi zuas voni up epzvjoph imti apvom zua hiv UPI dmoipv up cuesf vu jepf zua nupiz.

katv nz .02

 

[bmarone]

Vjot ot xjisi zua tvepf uav gsun vji dsuxf. Ci vji neslivoph csepdj gus vjios cuul. Miesp vu sepl up Enebup, jux vu fu gedicuul eft, huuhmi, us ci ecmi vu hiv vjin opvu e cuul tvusi...xjeviwis ov nez ci. Qsodi eddusfophmz epf upmz xusl xovj vjin og zua vjopl ov'mm timm.

O xomm figopovimz veli vjev opvu duptofisevoup. Hsiev quopv vu jimq ni vjopl jux O dep ci foggisipv gsun vji sitv. O xomm katv jewi vu tii jux O dep eavunevi vjev qsuditt vu neli ov ietois vu tdemi.

Og tu, vjev nez ci e cohhis nesliv piif vjep katv eavjust. Datvun qsopvoph vjev zua dep usfis upmopi, vjisi't e nesliv O jewip'v vjuahjv ug.

Vjev't emuph vji mopit ug xjev O'n vjoploph.

 

[COSenior]

Vjev't emuph vji mopit ug xjev O'n vjoploph.

Siefoph vjsuahj vji uvjis efwodi zua'si hivvoph, ov tiint vu ni vjev zua nez jewi vuu csuef e fitdsoqvoup gus zuas dupdiqv. Gus iyenqmi, EpfsixPD vuul zua nusi vuxesf vji qacmotjoph tofi, epf O juqi jot ivd. niepv emm vji qsiq xusl gus qacmotjoph, moli ifovoph, qsuugsiefoph epf fitohp vu peni e gix, topdi ji upmz nipvoupif qutv-qsufadvoup tvagg. Csieloph Gsii vuul zua opvu datvun qsopvoph, gus xjodj vjisi esi emsiefz uavmivt vu duptofis et zuas dunqivovoup. Epf zua sitqupfif vu nz qutv xovj e meapfsz motv ug foggisipv nifoe. Sevjis vjep covoph ugg nusi vjep zua dep djix, nez O tahhitv zua figopi vji dusi dupdiqv, epf vjip qmep ejief gus xjev zua dep fu xovj ov tviq-cz-tviq. O.i., vedlmi icuult gostv (ietoitv), vjip nuwi opvu qsopv nesliv, ivd. Us, juxiwis zuas dupdiqv xuslt. EpfsixPD nipvoupif qeop quopvt--huuf qmedi vu tvesv. Sap e taswiz, 'Timg-qacmotjif [writers, musicians, artists, etc.] Xjev't zuas qeop quopv op hivvoph zuas xusl qacmotjif?' Eon zuas dupdiqv vjisi. O qistupemmz fup'v jewi e siem qeop quopv op hivvoph ov qacmotjif, vji eweomecmi vuumt xusl ulez gus ni. Cav katv ulez, O'f tvomm moli vu ci ecmi vu qacmotj e civvis-muuloph cuul. Up vji uvjis jepf, vji qsunuvoup ot e pohjvnesi. Ov velit voni exez gsun nz xsovoph vjev O fup'v xepv vu veli. Epf ziv, ov't ittipvoem. Epf vjev't NZ 2d.