Disadvantages of Self Publishing a Book

1. Why Self Published Author Fails

2. Why Does A Self Published Author Fails? 1. Quality Of The Book One of the reasons for the failure of the self published book is its quality in terms of editing and designing. As the author is the only person who is taking care of every department involved in the publishing of the book, then he doesn’t have the intricate knowledge of all the aspects involved. So, the end result is usually a low quality product (Book). Some of the common quality issues in terms of cover design are art forms, fonts used in writing titles and subtitles of the book, quality of contrast is low in the art form used for cover design is not refined and polished. Then in terms of editing most self authors just go through proof reading to rectify the mistakes. But in reality proofreading is not sufficient for a well edited book. Many publishing houses make sure that the books they publish go through Developmental editing, Line editing, Copy editing and finally proofreading which helps in landing a zero error book on the bookshelves of readers from the publishing houses.

3. 2. Competition Is Savage Even though we are talking about failure of self-published books, you will be surprised to know that every 5 mins a new book is uploaded on Amazon. Almost 2 million books are released every year. So with these numbers you can easily understand the level of competition self publishing authors have to cut through to reach the audience.

4. 3. Audience Base Is Not Strong In general seasoned authors or for that matter the fresher ones have their own audience/ fan base which follows the work, activities, events, launches etc of their favorite author. Nowadays it is easy to interact and communicate with your readers with the help of social media platforms. This helps in the formation of a strong fan club for the author. For self -publishing authors this fanbase is very important as it is the one factor which brings in the sales for the author. So, if the author is not tech savvy or spends time on social media then it will be difficult to maintain and solidify the fanbase in case of self publishing authors.

5. Disadvantages of Self Publishing Books: 1. Less visibility It is a known fact that self published books in the same category are priced on the higher end of the value. This happens because there are no advance payments involved in self publishing. So, when the author bears the cost of all the things at a go from his own pocket, then he tends to keep the prices high to meet the expenditure he spent on publishing the book.

6. 2. Higher costs It is a known fact that self published books in the same category are priced on the higher end of the value. This happens because there are no advance payments involved in self publishing. So, when the author bears the cost of all the things at a go from his own pocket, then he tends to keep the prices high to meet the expenditure he spent on publishing the book.

7. 3. No Backup Team The difference between self publishing and traditional publishing is that the traditional publishing houses have a well skilled staff like editors, proofreaders,marketing strategists, publicists, etc. Whereas in self publishing it’s the author who works for all the departments and facets of the book publishing. The team not only helps in sorting out your work but also boosts your confidence and social interactions, creating and strengthening your fan base. They Keep updating the author’s upcoming projects via publishing houses, social media accounts, etc. So basically they always maintain a curiosity about the author in the market which helps in attracting the audience of the book.

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