Quantum Publishing is dedicated to every person on the planet who has ever dreamed about writing, creating and producing their own book, song or movie!

As a self-published author of two books so far, I decided to start writing about the experience, and highlight some things which may not be so obvious to anyone just getting started with the process of writing and getting your work published.

I’m focusing on the self-publishing side of things first, then will add more content related to the actual process of writing in future posts.

This sticky post is my about page, if you’re wondering why that is missing…;)

For this site, I’ve pulled content – all written by me -  from various places both on and off the internet, to give you some great content to get started with.

Please take some time to read through these posts, articles and videos I found to be very helpful.

You’ll find articles on book production, music and song production, and video production.

Learn everything about book, CD and DVD production here…;)

Cheers and get started writing now!

According to an article from Press Release newswire, it is a $9.6 Billion industry in the US alone, compared to total book sales of somewhere between $26 and $34 billion in the US.  The discrepancy is due to a growing self-publishing community, whose revenues don’t get included in standard industry reports.

That means self help books account for almost half of all book sales, so I guess it’s not a bad segment to fall into after all…

As part of preparing to release the book, I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on the self help industry trends and marketing programs.  I’ve found a couple of videos which are both alarming and intriguing:

Is Self Help a Scam???

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Is Self Help Success Repeatable?

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The interviews highlight the trouble with self help…it requires someone else to do the work.

You can write a great book and touch millions of people, but the science is difficult to prove, or more importantly, repeat.  This was the impetus for writing my book.  I’ve done 5 years of research to back up my statements and philosophy.

Self help does boil down to one thing; Self.

Only you can change or improve yourself, but I have found in my own studies that certain authors or speakers draw me in more quickly than others.  It’s good to have a number of different schools of thought on the subject of self development.

This allows each of us to find our own individual path that inspires and resonates within…

I look forward to your thoughts and feedback, so please leave a comment below.

Write On!

There are two ways to self-publish; either you own it or they own it, and by ‘it’ I mean the rights to the publication materials.

If you’re about to self publish, or have thought about getting something published through online publishing companies like CreateSpace or LuLu, you need to understand one fundamental point of their contracts; the ISBN.

An ISBN is assigned to every published book and you can learn all about it here at the ISBN Agency.

Basically, you can supply the ISBN, or the online publisher can provide the ISBN.  This decision however, has a crucial impact on who ‘owns the rights’ to the particular published product.

I am not a legal representative nor am I offering legal advice, but…;)  If you use the ISBN provided by them, you sign a different contract than if you provide one yourself.

I know reading contracts is not an enjoyable experience for most people, but you must read through the parts about your ability to promote the book yourself and who actually owns the product.

You can buy your own ISBN and become a self-publishing author.  You can promote the book on your own website, and put it up on Amazon.  Then you have to get people to your website and show them the value of your production.  The job is up to you to understand how all this stuff happens!

The other issue you might face as a self-published author is many book distributors won’t even consider a book published by an individual.  If there is no ‘real publishing company’ behind the book, they’re simply not interested.  To do that, you’ll need to set-up a proper company or corporation to facilitate the licensing, bank accounts and other legal and accounting requirements.

You might reply, “I just like to write, and don’t want to understand all of that stuff.  But I do want to make the most money I can with my book, in whatever format sells the most!”

This is what I’ve been going through during the past few weeks, and now I’m happy to announce the birth of Quantum Publishing Pty Ltd.

My plans for this company are multi-faceted, but one service I’m investigating may provide a nice solution to this problem for individual authors who want to self-publish AND maintain control of their manuscript.

Stay tuned…

One last piece of advice for authors who are entering into the ‘business’ side of things…the contract is king!

You must not enter into a legal agreement, regarding your intellectual property, without getting advice.  Find local writers organizations in your area and ask for referrals to firms who specialize in IP legal advice.

A few simple, and well thought out choices, BEFORE you sign anything, can make a BIG difference in your future income!