This
is Part Two in a five-part series summarizing my remarks in the “Ins and Outs
of Self-Publishing” panel discussion sponsored by the Washington, DC chapter of the Women’s National Book Association.
During the panel, I offered an overview of
how an aspiring author might get her book published. In Part One of this series, I discussed using
a traditional publisher and began a definition of what it means to
self-publish. I noted that there is
debate over the definition of “self-publish” and listed three methods of
self-publishing:
- Using
Print-on-Demand Printing - Publishing via
Vanity or Subsidy Press - Working Directly
with Wholesalers and Distributors
Using
Print-On-Demand (POD) Printing
Print-on-Demand printing, or POD for short,
is a method of printing by which you print one book at a time. In other words, you do not have to print a
book until you generate a sale for the book.