For most writers there are two main barriers once the manuscript is finished. Finding a publisher who will take the work is first.

Is the work good enough to merit a publisher picking it up? Who knows, until you send it out? You send it out to several publishers and it takes months and months to get a reply. You get many turndowns. The offers to publish come only from those publishers who want to charge you to print it. Then you may end up thinking your work isn’t worthy of print, which may not be the case at all.

Big Time Publishers look at the bottom line. If they can’t see how they can sell a minimum of 150,000 copies of the book they won’t take it. If my book sold 149,999 copies I would be ecstatic. How do you measure success?

If you measure it only by having a publisher pay you upfront for your work you greatly limit yourself. Of course, that would be ideal. But do you know how many writers are actually able to accomplish that? Very, very few.

Compare it to another area in the Arts, acting. There are the top level actors. They make top money. They attract huge audiences. They draw millions in box office. Not to mention merchandising. These are the Stephen Kings. But you go lower than that and you find supporting role actors, character actors, bit and piece actors with few lines, smaller actors with one or no lines, and so on.

You could say that similar levels exist in the world of books. What I am saying is just because you may be at the level of “bit and piece actor” doesn’t mean that your work isn’t worthy of being printed. It is, but it would attract a smaller audience.

If you were the author of five books and each book sold 5,000 copies that would be 25,000 copies total; not very much by industry standards.

But what if we told you that we could show you how you could earn $7 to $12 per copy? Now you are talking about $250,000 and suddenly we have your attention.

Would that be success?

There are thousands of actors in New York City alone that grind out a living the hard way in the business. They do lots of auditions. They do commercials. They put on chicken costumes, become fruit of the loom guys, and do whatever they need to do to earn money in their chosen field. For every star in the biz, there are thousands of lesser comets. That doesn’t make the comets less entertaining.

I mention this because there is a stigma attached to “Self Publishing” that says that if Mr. Big Time Publisher doesn’t pay you for your work upfront then your work is not worthy of print. I don’t buy that. And guess what? If you are one of the thousands of writers that submit manuscripts to publishers every month and you don’t get one to bite, your only alternative is to self-publish.

There is no shame in that. This means that the writer finances the project. Some of our greatest writers were self-published, especially early in their careers. Mark Twain, Thoreau, Whitman, Edgar Allen Poe, James Redfield all published their own work, and there are many, many more.

Just because you can’t get a publisher to pay you upfront does not mean that your work isn’t worthy. It just means that in the eyes of the publisher, they don’t see the bottom line with your project---huge profits.

I don’t need to sell a million copies of my book and earn only 8 to 12%. That is what the industry will pay you for your work. That’s right, they keep 88 to 92% of the gross profit of booksales.

With Revolution Press it is the other way around. You are the publisher. You finance your work and you keep the 88 to 92%.

Every time I sell 1000 copies of my book I earn around $9,000. When my book sells 10,000 copies I will have earned $90,000. If I write three more books, which I am just about to finish, and sell those this same way, I will be earning $360,000 for selling 10,000 copies of each title. Again, not much by industry standards, but who is going to walk away from $360,000?

Would that be success?

Digital technology has made print-on-demand publishing possible. What that means is that it is no longer necessary for a writer to purchase a belt run quantity of books, about 2500, in order to secure a good price.

Print On Demand makes self-publishing easy and affordable.

POD eliminates the need for a large up-front investment in a stock of books, allowing us to print as many or as few as we need. It has grown into a huge industry in just a few years and is continuing to grow as people become more aware of how technology has impacted publishing.

I am sure that the old, Big Time Publishers are not very happy about POD. It has taken the arbitrary decision of what is good enough to publish out of the hands of those at the publishing company who say “yea” or “nay,” and into the hands of the author. If the author is confident he or she can sell their book they can get the work printed.

If you are visiting our website you probably have some interest in publishing. You may have a manuscript, poetry, a cookbook, a book about family history, maybe a company manual, it could be virtually anything on any subject.

If you have researched publishers, vanity presses, and book producers you have found that publishing your manuscript could cost anywhere from $1800 to $25,000. You will see that they advertise all sorts of “Marketing Packages” to launch your book. Plus they may require you purchase a minimum number of books, like 500 copies. Your $25,000 investment into your work will buy you a nice ad in the New York Times, or any other newspaper you choose. They will send your book out to reviewers all over the country. They will list your title with Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com. That sounds like a lot. But it is all stuff you can do yourself and save literally tens of thousands of dollars. Revolution Press can show you how.

Revolution Press can also show you how you can put your book into print and, by selling a mere 50 or 60 copies, you can earn back your investment and be selling your book for profit from that point forward.

It doesn’t take a fancy $25,000 “marketing package” to accomplish this. It doesn’t take even the low end of $1800. Revolution Press can show you how to get your title published and into full distribution to all major booksellers for as little as $325, with full access to your title (at cost) in any quantity, any time. (even 1 at a time). We have drop-ship capabilities to any shipping location on the planet in about 6 days. (1 at a time). And once your title is in production and selling, you'll retain 90-95% of the net profit on every copy that ever sells. Authors have complete creative control over their books at Revolution Press---and best of all: Authors retain 100% of the rights to their work.

There are many writers who have rolled the dice on their own work and published the work themselves. They actively sell their books to friends, relatives, and associates. Those who have a bit more drive will go to bookstores to set up readings/signings. They are pro-active in getting out and marketing their books. Then, some of the lucky ones who have excellent material, will get the attention of a big time publisher and will be able to land the offers they dreamed of.

Self-publishing is what got them off the ground and noticed. And they didn’t need to invest $25,000.

Print On Demand book publishing is becoming a larger and larger industry every year. More and more writers are self-publishing because it is easy to create a book with the software available now. Typesetting, layout, and book covers can all be done using advanced software. A writer can make his book “file-ready,” send it over the internet to a printer, and have it printed. It is that simple. This technology takes all the complications out of getting published.

The second barrier a writer will face is selling their book.

Revolution Press will list your book on the website, along with every other title we have published, by category. Your book may also be listed with Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com. All you need to do to sell your book is direct buyers to the Revolution website, or have copies on hand that you can sell yourself. You can buy as few or as many copies as you desire. Depending on the size and retail price of your book you can expect to make anywhere from $7 to $10 a copy, or more.

With Revolution Press you will benefit from our Cooperative Marketing. Authors who publish through Revolution will share their successful selling methods with other writers.

Revolution Press will also market its titles through what we call “Operation Jobber.” Jobbers are business people who buy our books at wholesale (40% off retail) and sell them direct to the reader through flea markets and other outlets. All Revolution authors can participate in this voluntary program as a full or part time venture that will earn 40% commission and give all Revolution books widespread exposure.

If you haven’t asked yourself the obvious questions about your project, now would be a good time to do that. What do you expect to happen with your book? Are you willing to sell the book yourself and promote your work? In your circle of relatives, friends, and immediate associates, how many books could you sell? Once you have sold through your warm circle how will you continue to sell your book?

The bottom line with Revolution Press is cost-effective, professional book production at reasonable prices, without all the expensive “Marketing Packages” which really amount to money spent unnecessarily. We take a “no frills” approach.

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