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How to send a book to a publisher with pictures wikihow. Selfpublished authors are still at a disadvantage in the book industry. Youve successfully selfpublished your book and made great sales. Feb, 2020 to send a book to a publisher, first write a proposal that gives a brief overview of your book as well as a short biography of your qualifications as a writer. You can easily create different formats of your book, publish, and get sales reportingall in one place. Sony announced a partnership with smashwords and author solutions tuesday which will allow any author to upload a book to their ebook store, giving self published writers unprecedented access to. You can sell your book without an agent, but youre competing with other writers and authors who have agents. You can promote and sell your self published book in a range of ways, including in the blurb bookstore, on amazon, and with worldwide online retailers. I chose them for their professionalism, experience and available options. These awards were selected based on their acceptance of self published books. Can you publish traditionally after publishing on amazon. Dec 12, 2012 in getting a traditional book deal after selfpublishing for her book, replacement child set for a march release from seal press mandel writes of knowing in advance that she had a tough sell on her hands.
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