Craftings of The World

If you go back a few years and you wanted to write and publish a craft book you were in the unenviable position of needing to find craft publishers. A quick search would turn up several, but finding them wasn't the end of the story, in fact it was just the start of the battle.

You would find one of two types and each would bring their own challenges.

First would be the reputable professionals. Probably not only producing craft books but prepared to publish them if the right person came along. The trouble was, it was largely down to the person rather than the book. If you had some fame, a name that could be traded on, you stood a chance of getting your craft book published. If you were a nobody it would be a lot harder. Sadly it's accountants who make a lot of publishing decisions and if the maths don't add up, they just won't invest in you.

The second sort of craft publishers are the vanity press. Companies who will publish anything for a price. They would tell you your book had great potential, that it would likely make a lot of money, oh, but they would want a few thousand dollars to produce it for you. Up front. You were sure to get your money back though, plus a lot more besides...

All a vanity publisher is interested in is taking your money for printing the book. After that, you're on your own - with a big hole in your bank account!

Fortunately the modern world of craft book publishing couldn't be more different.

For a start, there is no longer any necessity to find a craft publisher. With little more than the PC you already own and software which, if you don't already have it, can be found for free, you can write, publish and sell your own craft book. Not only do you keep control but you're not reliant on the bean counters to say whether it has merit or not. Added to that the investment is remarkably small and the profit margins almost obscene!

So is a craft publisher a necessary evil? Not any more. You can publish and distribute yourself, or using print on demand companies, and make a very comfortable living indeed. Should a publisher come along and want to produce your craft book, it will be you in the position of strength and able to strike the bargain you want!

Source : ezinearticles.com