Quality Book Publishing on Your Terms

The past few years have seen the self publishing revolution take off and gain a sizable share in the book publishing market. Why? Because authors call the shots, retain rights to their books, and take home bigger royalties than they’d normally get from traditional publishing companies.

Authors who do not know how to publish a book can take advantage of the wide array of book publishing services offered by self publishing companies like Xlibris: from formatting to design, down to marketing and bookselling services.

This August, Xlibris takes half off the prices on all its book publishing packages and offers free expedited service, 50% off Pre-Publicity Packages, and 20% off the Trifecta Marketing Service when authors publish before August 15.

Book publishing doesn’t get any easier or better than with Xlibris.

Publishing Your Book in the Midst of Economic Woes

The world is talking about only one major issue today: the global economic crisis. From the loss of confidence by American investors in the value of US securitized mortgages back in 2007, to the worldwide shockwave of this economic downturn, the reality of a weakening global economy has impacted every company from different industries and every individual from all walks of life.

With corporations downsizing and households economizing, what are authors to make of the global financial crisis? How are writers, who are looking to get their books published, respond to this economic downturn? Is the current state of the world’s economy a blessing or a curse to one’s publishing dreams?

To answer that, let us take a quick look at one of history’s pivotal economic moments: the Great Depression. During the 1930s the world was plunged into unprecedented economic woes, which gave the era its well deserved name. Much like today, the Great Depression threw a great shadow of uncertainty over every aspect of human life, including the publishing industry.