If you’re an aspiring author looking to self publish your works, try these three amazing sites!
CreateSpace is run by Amazon, the massive online retailer, and as such is considered one of the top self publishing websites currently operating. CreateSpace offers a great set of tools for the author publishing their first piece, and anything published through Amazon’s CreateSpace is sold on the Amazon marketplace. As such, your book will be visible to thousands of people around the world within days of you submitting it to be published. There’s no setup fee, and authors can order cheaper copies of their book to give to friends or family as they please.
CreateSpace offers excellent quality with a reliable history and decent price for any author. Books published through CreateSpace also get a free ISBN, which makes it easier to sell the book in other places than Amazon.
Lulu has long been considered the leading place for self publishers to go to. It offers a huge range of publishing options, from regular novels to cook books to comics and magazines. Publishing through Lulu is simple and quick, and anything you publish through them is available on their public marketplace. It offers almost unparalleled control of where your book is available and who can buy it, and the rapid expansion of Lulu is proof of its success and quality, with millions of dollars coming in to the independent authors it caters to every year. The one disadvantage to Lulu is that forces you to use a format of their ownd esign, rather than a design you customise entirely by yourself. However, considering the quality of what they offer, this is of little trouble.
Wordclay is a young company, and is perfect for writers with a tight budget. Wordclay offers three formats for publishing, and only publishes in black and white. However, their low cost and reliable service more than make up for this shortcoming. Their do-it-yourself publishing wizard makes the whole process extremely easy, and they publish your book in numerous place beyond their own marketplace, increasing the number of sales open to you. Despite their limitations, for people looking for a simple and cheap option to publish their books, Wordclay is just perfect.
