Disadvantages of Self Publishing a Book

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Why Self Published Author Fails
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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 doesnt
  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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 its
  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 authors 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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