Did you publish your book as a
traditionally printed book, an eBook, an audiobook, or all three? How did you
come to your decision? Which company(ies) did you use for printing, formatting,
recording, editing, and distribution? How did you select them?
I published my first book as a soft
cover print copy and released it in eBook form a couple of years later. The
first edition was published by Fixwrite and printed by Bookpal, in the start-up
days of the company, when they were eager enough for business to offer
affordable priced. Almost ten years
later the company has grown exponentially, as have their prices and the
services they offer, and I wouldn’t consider using them again for this reason.
As an editor I self-edited and
also formatted the book as I do with all my own work and as a service I provide
for other writers.
I made the decision to make it available
electronically to enable broader and affordable access to the information contained
in the contents, particularly the history of 20th century welfare in
Australia and institutions for children and young people of that period.
These days I use Createspace to publish my books
and sell them through Amazon and Kindle. I find this is the best and most
effective way for me. I like the creative freedom Createspace offers in book
and cover design and the printing costs per unit are reasonable.
I settled on Amazon after experimenting
with Lulu and Smashwords, finding it more user friendly for my needs.
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