Points to Remember before choosing Print on demand Option

Print on demand option is a perfect pick especially for the self publishers. If you too are planning to self publish a book, and go for on demand printing option, then you must remember certain points to ensure that you get the maximum benefit out of it. Here is the list of certain points which you must know and take care of:

ü      Decision of  selecting POD website should be taken wisely

To publish or print a book, generally most of the self publishers prefer to visit a website for giving the POD assignment. If you are also choosing a website, then ensure that it is credible and ideal platform for your book. It is important to go through the track record of the website to ensure it would not go down and take your book with itself. You can check how many books are listed on the book store of the site, and also, of which genre, as that would help you in making wiser decision.

ü      Check out the POD work quality

In most cases, when getting POD services, the service provider would not guide you about any flaw, or error in the book. If you are planning to get the POD work, then you must get the work proof read yourself to ensure that it is flawless. Also, it is your responsibility to ensure that whether the cover of your book is ideal or not. Covers play an important role in depicting the quality of the work inside, therefore, you should py special attention towards it.

ü      Prepare a reason for why your book is of reader’s interest

In most cases, it is seen that POD publishers have to struggle comparatively more to make their books sell. This is only due to the high competition in the industry, so you have to work upon the strategies to get yourself noticed and convince the readers to read your books. The ideal way is to post a reason online for why readers should read your book. By doing this, there would be one more benefit that you would be precisely able to attract the interest of the prime prospects towards the book.

A thoroughly planned marketing & promotional activity is very important for the promotion of POD books. To make them sell well, you would have to proceed with the marketing that would click the interests of the readers and would make your book reach to the maximum target readers.