ooks can be sold on Amazon, POD books still receive negative treatment from reviewers and book stores.

The best advance in technology is digital printing. Today's authors can order small runs of books, from 50 to 250 cop

The concept of self-publishing has carried a somewhat negative connotation. However, over the past few years, it's become much more common for authors to self-publish their work and market their books themselves in a variety of creative ways.

In fact, many authors prefer to control their book production and sales. Today's authors self-publish because they make more money, faster, without working so hard.

The explosion in self-publishing has been driven by advances in technology, which have allowed authors to print books more quickly and at considerably less expense. One advance has been print on demand (POD). With POD, authors can often bring a perfect-bound paperback book to the market for less than $1,000. That's thousands of dollars less than self-publishing used to cost, and the books delivered by the majority of POD houses are generally of excellent quality. Although these books can be sold on Amazon, POD books still receive negative treatment from reviewers and book stores.

The best advance in technology is digital printing. Today's authors can order small runs of books, from 50 to 250 cop

f creative ways.

In fact, many authors prefer to control their book production and sales. Today's authors self-publish because they make more money, faster, without working so hard.

The explosion in self-publishing has been driven by advances in technology, which have allowed authors to print books more quickly and at considerably less expense. One advance has been print on demand (POD). With POD, authors can often bring a perfect-bound paperback book to the market for less than $1,000. That's thousands of dollars less than self-publishing used to cost, and the books delivered by the majority of POD houses are generally of excellent quality. Although these books can be sold on Amazon, POD books still receive negative treatment from reviewers and book stores.

The best advance in technology is digital printing. Today's authors can order small runs of books, from 50 to 250 cop

has been driven by advances in technology, which have allowed authors to print books more quickly and at considerably less expense. One advance has been print on demand (POD). With POD, authors can often bring a perfect-bound paperback book to the market for less than $1,000. That's thousands of dollars less than self-publishing used to cost, and the books delivered by the majority of POD houses are generally of excellent quality. Although these books can be sold on Amazon, POD books still receive negative treatment from reviewers and book stores.

The best advance in technology is digital printing. Today's authors can order small runs of books, from 50 to 250 cop

paperback book to the market for less than $1,000. That's thousands of dollars less than self-publishing used to cost, and the books delivered by the majority of POD houses are generally of excellent quality. Although these books can be sold on Amazon, POD books still receive negative treatment from reviewers and book stores.

The best advance in technology is digital printing. Today's authors can order small runs of books, from 50 to 250 cop

ooks can be sold on Amazon, POD books still receive negative treatment from reviewers and book stores.

The best advance in technology is digital printing. Today's authors can order small runs of books, from 50 to 250 copies at a time. These books can be sold in book stores just like any large publishing house book.

Five Advantages to Self-Publishing

1. You don't have to buy a large quantity of books to get a reasonable discount as was the case years ago. (In fact, many POD houses don't require you to buy any books at all.)

2. Your book can be printed quickly, which can be important if you're writing about a timely subject or if you need books in your hands to sell at an event or speaking engagement. Sir Speedy in Whittier printed 250 books in less than a week. They received the PDF and cover art, sent a proof overnight, received the fax with corrections, printed the books, and shipped to Las Vegas in time for a convention.

3. You're in total control of how your book is marketed, which can be a distinct advantage. If you're not a