You've always wanted to write a book, but were either discouraged by the monumental task of finding a publisher or simply did not know where to start. There are several types of ways to publish a book.

Royalty publishers (the historically traditional method of publishing) pay you royalties on sales (and often with advances), but in return own the rights to the book. Royalty publishers decide whether to accept your work or not.

Equity publishers help with editing, distribution and marketing (for a fixed fee), while allowing you to retain the rights to the book as well as retain all profits from direct sales. An example of an equity publisher is www.expertpublishinginc.com

Self publishers allow a very quick avenue to market and allow the writer to retain the rights and set their own pricing. Print on demand is often an option in this market. Examples of self publishers are www.lulu.com, www.iuniverse.com, http://publishing.booklocker.com and www.trafford.com.

E-Book publishing is an inexpensive alternative to bound books. It is the distribution of your book in an electronic format, such as in an Adobe PDF for reading on a computer or a PDA or even a book reader. See http://publishing.booklocker.com as an example, or read an article by Shelley Lowery on self publishing an e-book called Ebooks -- Self-Publishing Your Way to Internet
If you use a traditional publisher, you can still take advantage of the niche market of electronic publishing. See www.ebooks.com for more details.

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