Publishing an e-book today has both
the benefits of never being easier while at the same being more confusing than
ever with contradicting information filling the web. Let me try and dispel all
the get rich quick myths and the “How to sell a million books.” They are not
true, none of them. The way to sell a million books is to write a truly
fantastic, engaging novel with great book editing, plot, characters and a story those appeals to a wide audience. If
you have all these in your book, publishers will clamor to publish you.
Now, to be honest it may be
difficult to get noticed as a first time writer by publishers and get past their slush piles. Your next step would be
to publish your book yourself and depend on your readers to get the word of
mouth out about your wonderful new novel. This is the way the vast majority of author website are going about getting
published today and unfortunately a large amount of them are not ready to be
published due to poor editing. Don't make this mistake, ensure your book is
properly edited and you will stand out from the crowd.
Following are the steps to
publishing your e-book.
1.
Write an engaging and wonderful novel.
2.
Get your novel professionally edited.
3.
Get a book cover professionally designed.
4.
Create a professionally designed website.
5.
Create a strong social media platform.
6.
Market your book continually and research e-book
marketing strategies
7.
Write a second book and then a third. This is
the best marketing.
The most important parts of the list
are to write continually and write well. If you can do this, people will notice
and sales will follow. Continually refine your craft, read how to write better,
read books similar to your own and successful authors that you aspire to and then
once again write, write and then publishinghouse will notice you. Oh, and always use a very good book editor, they are a great writers best friend and will ensure
the writer continues to write well, no matter how famous he or she may be.
Rick Momsen is CEO of Pegasus Publishing and author of The
Complete E-book Marketing and Publishing Guide
