The answer for new, first time authors especially is, "no". In the current day's writing world, the truth is that you will need to take the power into your own hands and work on Self Publishing your book as an e-Book,,,,,,, if that be an electronic book Western or other genre. Much more needs to be explained about how this is done than can be covered in this brief piece, but in brief, here is a list of some of the roles you can take over and do yourself that you used to rely a normal Publisher to play:
The Gatekeeper - Need to find out if your book is sufficiently good to sell to a bigger audience? Then offer it at no charge on the web, thru your website, site, site, site, site, site, site, to a restricted number of readers and ask for their feedback.
The Editor - It is true that you should not edit your own work. However , there are plenty of independent editors that you can hire for a fair rate to help you edit your work. It is far less expensive in the longer term for you to pay for this service than it's going to be after giving a Publisher 90% possession of your work.
The Book Printer - Producing an e-book is less complicated every day. There are free resources to form PDFs, MOBIs and all the formats you want for iPad, Nook and Kindle e-readers, and there are people who will convert your book as a service.
The Distributor - You do not want to ship your book anywhere. Offering it as a download on your internet site, or directly from sites like Amazon.com or BarnesAndNoble.com works very well.
The Advertiser - If you have a web site, site, site, site, site, site, site, a writer Facebook page, and a mass email service, you have all of the tools you have to start marketing yourself. You need somewhere for people to go to read about you and download your book. Then you need to get out there in the forums and websites that readers of your category frequent and start talking about your book and pointing them back to your internet site.
If you believe it'll cost time and cash to self publish, you are correct. But you'll give away far less of your work than otherwise. And you'll get to understand your fans, learn things that improve your writing, and with a little bit of luck begin to build a community around your work that you can leverage next time you publish Western novels yourself.
The Gatekeeper - Need to find out if your book is sufficiently good to sell to a bigger audience? Then offer it at no charge on the web, thru your website, site, site, site, site, site, site, to a restricted number of readers and ask for their feedback.
The Editor - It is true that you should not edit your own work. However , there are plenty of independent editors that you can hire for a fair rate to help you edit your work. It is far less expensive in the longer term for you to pay for this service than it's going to be after giving a Publisher 90% possession of your work.
The Book Printer - Producing an e-book is less complicated every day. There are free resources to form PDFs, MOBIs and all the formats you want for iPad, Nook and Kindle e-readers, and there are people who will convert your book as a service.
The Distributor - You do not want to ship your book anywhere. Offering it as a download on your internet site, or directly from sites like Amazon.com or BarnesAndNoble.com works very well.
The Advertiser - If you have a web site, site, site, site, site, site, site, a writer Facebook page, and a mass email service, you have all of the tools you have to start marketing yourself. You need somewhere for people to go to read about you and download your book. Then you need to get out there in the forums and websites that readers of your category frequent and start talking about your book and pointing them back to your internet site.
If you believe it'll cost time and cash to self publish, you are correct. But you'll give away far less of your work than otherwise. And you'll get to understand your fans, learn things that improve your writing, and with a little bit of luck begin to build a community around your work that you can leverage next time you publish Western novels yourself.
About the Author:
Wayland Myers has been a writer and successful online businessman for over 20 years. He has lent his web based promoting experience to Fortune 500 firms and smaller enterprises alike. He's got a personal and professional interest in Western eBooks and self-publishing for Western writers. You'll be able to find additional information on publishing Western novels here.
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