You’ve likely considered writing and publishing a book if you’re a writer, a dreamer, or have something significant to say.
Writing a book is an enormous accomplishment in and of itself, but getting it in front of readers is another story.
In addition, learning to publish a book can take a lot of work for beginners.
Indeed, today’s authors have a lot to learn, given the abundance of publishing possibilities available to them.
So we’re here to clear the air and demonstrate precisely how to release a book in 2022.
You’ll find practical advice, publishing resources, and all the expert direction you need to publish your book in this thorough guide.
The straightforward procedure to publish a book is as follows:
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Decide on a publishing path
Again, there are numerous publishing options available to contemporary authors. Therefore, the steps in this guide should be viewed as best practices rather than obligatory procedures because there is no one “correct” approach to publishing a book.
However, your strategy here will unavoidably be influenced by how you publish your book. Therefore, before moving forward, you must choose:
- Do you like to publish traditionally or independently?
- If the latter, do you prefer to work with a smaller press or a more established book publishers?
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Update the draft
A careful edit is the best presentation an author can give their text. So yes, whether you self-publish or send your work to agents, readers will read it, evaluate it, and make choices that will affect its success.
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Ask book editors for their true opinions.
Whether you use an editor or not, receiving thoughtful outside criticism is priceless. So, while editing (the majority of authors go through numerous rounds of edits), share your manuscript with reliable colleagues to get their feedback.
Ask your participants to fill out an anonymous form with their opinions on certain aspects, such as the storyline, characters, pacing, and prose, to encourage them to give more frank comments. To make things simpler for them, you may integrate a ranking system. To ensure that their feedback is helpful, request that they devise a remedy for each issue rather than merely pointing it out.
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Your manuscript’s title
If you’ve read this far, you may have already decided on your book’s title. But now is the moment to decide if you still need to or if the editing process has altered your book, and you feel like you need a new title to go with it.
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Prepare your novel for publishing.
You’re ready to style your book with chapter headings, aligned text, and page numbers now that your work has been thoroughly polished. However, whether you’re self-publishing or submitting your work to agents, you must present your book professionally to leave a favourable impression.
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Create a book cover that will appeal to readers.
A compelling cover is a next thing you’ll need for your book to be published successfully. Your book cover gives readers a crucial first impression of your work. Therefore it must not only grab their attention but also make it clear that this book is intended for them.
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Prepare a book launch strategy.
Your book won’t sell itself; the first few days are crucial. So, creating a strong launch strategy is something you must do before publishing (and you should get started as soon as possible!).
This strategy should increase awareness, reach out to your current audience, and create a stir over your book. Everything is explained in full in the book launch guide linked above.
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Promote the book to boost sales.
Your book has been polished, released, and hopefully already attracting readers. But, far from it, your task still needs to be finished despite this.
Marketing a book as widely as possible is the last phase of publishing.
You’ve already started the process with your launch plan, but there are still a few crucial factors to consider:
- 🤝 Increase blog tours and author connections. Guest posting for book promotion isn’t just for your launch strategy, either! Reach out to relevant blogs even after you’ve launched, especially ones written by other writers who might wish to cross-promote.
- Take advantage of price reductions. Customers can always get a better deal on the pricing unless their book is permanently free. Try it next if your downloads are declining and you last run a price promotion a while ago.
