Book Publishing Online - The Simple Facts.

This article explains some really interesting facts that you should know abut book publishing online. A lot of changes happened in the book publishing industry over the past 20 years or so, the landscape has started to slowly shift and move into a different direction - online. Of course, traditional publishing companies will continue to be the main driving force at least for the next decade, but the impact that online publishing is beginning to have is definitely something to take into account, when you do your math trying to decide which way to go - traditional or online. Book publishing online has a lot of advantages to offer compared to the old-fashion methods.

Experts refer to book publishing online as "author-originated publishing." Online publishing firms utilize the Internet and the power of the latest printing technologies to provide you - the author, with a quick, reliable and yet affordable way to print, promote and sell your intellectual work. The way they do it is through POD - print-on-demand. Print on Demand is a method that involves digital technology to print the books, but in smaller runs yet still achieving top results. The idea is that a book is printed only when someone wants to buy it, over the Internet or through a retailer store (so the buyer will have to wait a few days). This approach obviously saves a lot of money, as nothing goes to waste and you don't risk loosing money if the book ends up being unsuccessful. Online book publishers pass those savings to the authors in the form of small set-up and publishing costs.

Here is how book publishing online works in terms of money compared to traditional forms. In the traditional world of publishing, authors are typically paid an advance for their book, with a contract that guarantees they will receive more money once the publisher sells a certain number of copies. Once the book has sold enough to cover the publisher's expenses, authors get paid additionally and receive extra royalties. But fact is that this only happens in about 10-20% of all books published, as the larger percentage of them don't make enough sells. But good news is that online publishing companies handle this matter in a much more simple manner. You as the author, will be required to pay a one time publishing fee and then you will receive a commission (percentage) for every book that's sold. So there is no risk, if the book is good, it will sale and you will receive your cut.