Today, new technologies have allowed many authors to dare to publish your works on the Internet thanks to platforms such as Bubok or Kindle, a name that more than five years ago coined the term "Kindle Generation." A phenomenon that has contributed to a greater democratization of the world of literature and even to the option of a publisher knocking on your door if your book receives good word of mouth and climbs to the top of the lists.
In Actualidad Literatura we have talked on occasion about self-publishing, although today I bring you a summary of those allies that every writer needs before publishing his book. Some may be dispensable but all of them, ultimately, will influence the final result of the work without a doubt.
Register
Register our work before publishing it It should be the commandment of commandments before we embark on the adventure, although possibly that you already knew. Platforms like SAFEFRETURE (which has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years) or opt for the classic Registration of the intellectual property they are obligated allies as the first step in the rigorous process between this finished work and its final publication.
proofreader
And why do I want a corrector? You will think. Well we all know that correct our work It is possibly one of the most infernal phases of the publication process, even avoiding certain errors due to the simple fact of carrying out a mechanical rereading that requires a second person so that we can have the work that we would have wanted in a way even more objective. You can choose from that mother of a friend who is a language teacher to one of the many and proofreading professionals who work on the Internet.
illustrator
When we are about to publish a book we must bear in mind that the cover is the first thing that the future reader will see. And at this point, knowing if we are going to consume too much work amateur or one more careful through its cover is an increasingly widespread certainty. You can have no idea of design and stick many nights with Photoshop, ask for the rights to a beautiful photograph and apply a sepia filter or, directly, include a selfie of you taken in the bathroom after a nap, but the truth is that hire an illustrator who reflects the style and concept of our work on the cover page it will be the ideal. And the best thing is that on the Internet there are more artists than ever to choose from.
book trailer
The option of a booktrailer is similar to the previous one, except that this perhaps is somewhat more arbitrary due to the fact that the cameras of our smartphones nowadays they do wonders and simplicity is always well received in this complement, no less important when it comes to promoting our book and, especially, make its future release viral.
EPub support
Getting to encrypt our Word document in ePub format or using a free tool via Google may not be the most effective options when it comes to turn our manuscript into an ebook. Hence, deciding to hire the services of the appropriate company to carry out the conversion of the document that we will upload to the platform seems the best option. Companies like EPUBMATIC They offer conversions of documents of 100 pages for 20 euros, which is not bad if what we are looking for is an optimal result.
Printing Materials
Those who are willing to publish through Amazon's physical book platform, Create Space, They will verify that printing and shipping from the other side of the pond does not always come out as well as we expected, especially if we want the shipment to arrive as soon as possible. Opting for an alternative and closer printer when printing our book may be a good idea, taking into account that the highest percentage of the price to pay resides in the transport fees.
Social Media
This point becomes the basis for the promotion of any published book but, nevertheless, before that you must update your social networks when it comes to heating up the atmosphere and ensuring good sales during the first days of publication.
These 7 allies to publish your book on the Internet they are essential if we want the first impression of our work to be positive.
Once we complete this process, the best thing will be to focus on promoting it. And that, friends, YES that is an adventure.
Do you usually have these allies before publishing your books independently?