Self-Publishing on a Dime

I keep forgetting to provide the information I promised on week one, so, to avoid forgetting again, I'll mention it here.

Getting published by a major publisher is difficult to say the least.  In fact, you'd be lucky to get a response unless you have either established yourself as a writer or if you're dealing with a publisher that needs new writers. Fortunately, we are in the age of do-it-yourself.

The most profitable way to publish is electronically, an e-book. It is simply an upload of your manuscript for a nominal fee, choose a cover design (if needed), then posting it on a website such as Amazon.com.   From start to finish, you can publish an e-book for less than $50.  Sceptics have expressed a reluctance to publishing e-books.  But, remember, electronic is the way of today and, moreso, of the future. If it weren't the case, the sales results of the iPad, Kindles and similar products wouldn't be so high.  You can also self-publish a hard copy or traditional book.  The process would be the same as the e-book and can be accomplished for less than $80.

Once publishers see that your book is desireable (aka selling) , they will be more likely to publish...that is, if you even need them after all of that. .