Summary
Do you want to write a book? How would you go about publishing one? Many people now look away from traditional publishing and towards self publishing. Whether it's doing it all yourself or using hybrid publishers, which offer publishing services for a cost, it can be a risky and potentially expensive option for would be authors.
Felicity Hannah is joined by our panel of experts to discuss self publishing and to hear experiences, comments and questions from callers.
Panel:
Nicola Solomon - Chief Executive - Society of Authors
Adam Croft - Author of The Rutland Crime series.
Producer: Paul Waters and Drew Hyndman
Editor: Beatrice Pickup and Justin Bones
Transcript
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| 0:43.8 | Hello, welcome to this Moneybox Live podcast, the program about your money. |
| 0:48.3 | And today, it's one for the aspiring authors out there. |
| 0:51.4 | At least two million books are published each year. That's according to the |
| 0:55.6 | UN. But the number could be double that when you include self-published books. Publishing may be an |
| 1:01.4 | industry, but there is a whole other industry geared towards helping wannabe writers. There are |
| 1:07.3 | classes in character development, editing and design services, even paid for publishing opportunities. |
| 1:13.6 | Today on Moneybox Live, we're looking at the finances of getting into print and the price that some people pay. |
| 1:20.1 | We'll hear about the potential and the pitfalls and ask how creatives can keep their manuscripts and their money safe from rip-offs. |
| 1:27.9 | Before we meet our panel, let's take our first call. |
| 1:30.6 | Anita Lowe is on the line. Anita, hello. |
| 1:33.4 | Hello, how are you? |
| 1:34.3 | I'm very well. You've actually written a children's book, haven't you? |
| 1:37.0 | How do you find trying to get published? |
| 1:40.0 | It's a lot trickier than expected, as every publisher has their own requirements, such as |
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