Our Suggestion: Stay in total control of your own brand.
We have received a lot of emails from authors who have been with Traditional Publishers and want to make the switch to Self-Publishing. Being in control of your own work has many advantages. You do not have to worry about publishing contracts (which can be a nightmare if you want to leave) or sharing your book royalties with a publisher.
We get a lot of emails from frustrated authors. Some of the complaints are about publishers who have died or closed their services. We also get complaints from authors who their publisher sold their company and the author is unhappy with the new publisher.
We hear nightmare stores about publishing contracts and the hassle and high cost of pulling out of a contract.
Below are two trusted sources for self-publishing with NO CONTRACTS. Beware of publishers posing as Self-Publishing Platforms and yet have long, complicated contracts, with heavy fees to join and to leave.
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Kindle Direct Publishing is FREE for both print and eBooks (with Free easy to use cover designer).
“KDP provides you with free and simple tools to self-publish your book in more than 10 countries in over 45 languages.”
“Be Your Own Publisher: KDP gives you control over your book’s content, design, price, audience, and advertising.”
“Self-Publish Easily: Publish print and digital formats in three simple steps, and see your book appear on Amazon stores around the world in 72 hours.”
“Earn More: Earn up to 70% royalty and offer your eBook on Kindle Unlimited by enrolling in KDP Select.”
“Keep Control: Retain ownership of your content, publish on your schedule, and set your own list prices.”
Link:
https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/
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LuLu is Free Print and E-Books (with Free easy to use cover designer).
“Publish, Print and Prosper: Publish, print, and sell your books internationally with our Print-On-Demand network while eliminating the risk and hassle of inventory and fulfillment.”
“Publish or Print a Book: Have a book custom printed or self-publish a book for free to sell around the world!” https://www.lulu.com/create
“How to Self-Publish a Book: Free resources & tools to get you started with Self-Publishing and Print-On-Demand books.” https://www.lulu.com/resources
“Sell Your Book: Sell your books internationally using Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, the Lulu Bookstore, and more.” https://www.lulu.com/sell
Main Link:
https://www.lulu.com/
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Images: We highly recommend you purchase your photo/image with proof of license.
Photo/Image Warning: Always research and use royalty free images (save link to prove they are royalty free or purchase your photo with a license to use on book cover, in books, on websites/blog and in your promotions.
Save The Source Link from any online source where you purchase photos/images. Save the photos/images that your purchase and save all the license information (such as license number, etc.). You might have to prove your permission or license to use a photo/image. Better safe than sorry.
Google Images Link: Find some royalty free images. Also, find multiple sources where you purchase photos and gain a license to use them on book covers, promotion, websites, etc.
https://images.google.com
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Here Are A Few Photo/Images Source (thousands of sources online).
Pixabay: “Stunning royalty-free images & royalty-free stock”.
www.pixabay.com
Pexels: “The best free stock photos, royalty free images & videos shared by creators”.
www.pexels.com
iStock by Getty Images – Royalty Free Photos
https://www.istockphoto.com
Free Images:
https://www.freeimages.com
Shutterstock:
https://www.shutterstock.com
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