This month Word Life News is kicking off a three-part series on "How To Start Your Own Publishing Company". During the series we will focus on the fundamentals of starting a publishing company. Through interviews, articles, and personal anecdotes, we'll explore the basics of getting started in the business. From selecting a fictitious business name to acquiring a business loan to publishing new authors, we'll explore what it takes to start your own publishing company.
In our first installment, Rose Jackson-Beavers, chief executive officer of Prioritybooks Publications, shares how she got started in the publishing business in this article. Described as a "new kind of self-publishing company", a small upstart company in Arizona is taking on a burgeoning industry of look-a-likes by setting new standards for product quality and client care. Read how Cedar Hill Publishing began their journey into publishing.
If you're thinking about starting a book publishing business, consider these useful publications:
The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book, 14th Edition by Dan Poynter
How To Start and Run A Small Book Publishing Company: A Small Business Guide To Self-Publishing and Independent Publishing by Peter Hupalo
Publishing For Profit: Successful Bottom-Line Management for Book Publishers by Jan Nathan
Make Money Self-Publishing: Learn How from Fourteen Successful Small Publishers by Suzanne P. Thomas
Next month, find out how attorneys Dorothy and Wilbur Colom built their publishing empire, Genesis Press Inc, and what we can expect from Genesis Press Inc. in the future.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
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