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Self publishing New writers usually find it hard getting their first book published, unlike other creatives such as woodworkers, potters, painters, and photographers, who can freely make and sell their work on the open market, writers, uniquely, have to go cap in hand to important, powerful people running publishing houses, and if they like the book and think it will make them money, they will decide to publish you. That's the lucky few, and, as publishing is running on very tight budgets these days, they are very careful, and writers with a track record of successful sales come first. An alternative way to get published is if you spend money with 'vanity publishers' or others offering to publish your book, or you can cut out the middle-men and do it yourself! All you need to do is prepare your manuscript for publishing; edit and proofread it, and lay it out as a book, then you can turn it into an ebook using free software to create a PDF. There are hundreds of free website and book cover templates, plenty of cheap hosting, and lots of people to offer advice, as well as other resources and books to buy. You can publish and market your book at virtually no cost to you except in time. No longer do you have to print out several copies of your manuscript and submit them to lists of publishers, and then await rejection letters. No longer do you have to pay someone such as a vanity publisher and then trust them to get it right and not rip you off. By self publishing, as well as selling your book, you stand a better chance of being noticed than if you don't, and it could eventually lead to your work ending up in print, with a major publishing house footing the print bill having noticed your sales. Even if that doesn't happen, you could still see steady sales from your own website as well as through Amazon and Google Books, and you can even sell printed copies from digital print on demand - POD - in effect, running your own publishing house, with orders covering your print costs upfront. If you can write a book, you can learn to self publish. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The main advantage of doing it yourself is that you are totally in control, and can choose exactly how you want your book to look. You also keep 100% of the sales rather than 10%, 20% or, if you're lucky, 30% from a publisher. There is also a distinct advantage in having control over the complete process of production, and you don't have to wait for someone else to pay you your percentage, you get your payment as soon as each book sells, and that can be over and over again.