Read and Write

How can I Self-Publish? - Mina V. Esguerra

Dedicated to: MinaVE

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Mina V. Esguerra is one of a good writer here in the Philippines who write a lot of stories with a different genre. Her books was published under Summit Media and Anvil Publishing She also make self-publish elsewhere through Amazon, Google Play, Kobo and many more. She is good in wrting romance and English novels. If you want to check her books, you may see it here http://minavesguerra.com/books-i-recommend/

HOW I SELF PUBLISH? (Everything about self-publishing)

Lately, um-attend siya ng mga forums and seminars for writers and publishers ng National Book Development Board. Nakinig ng mga talks, ng experiences at kung anek-anek doon na mapagkukuhanan ng bagong kaalaman. And there are some concerns and questions pagdating sa publishing. So here are some tips kung paano ba mapa-publish ang stories mo on your own way. Self-publishing ika nga.

1. Get a book published.

Dalawang option ang pwede mong gawin diyan. Either Self-published digitally or used POD, you'll be published in hours.

2. Make a self published book, look professional

Syempre gawin mong kaaya-aya yung book mo. Hindi bast nag-publish ka lang at naging book na, e okay na. Mag-hire  ka ng mga taong makakatulong sayo like Lyla Tanjutco, Louie Pilapil or Katrina Gutierrez para mag-edit ng mga ginawa mong story. Ipu-proof read nila 'yan at gagawing okay ang mga grammars mo, kung may mga errors at kung anik-anik pa. Kung gusto mo naman magpa-design ng book mo for you story, look for Tania Arpa. Kung gusto mo din mag-hire ng illustrators, pwede mo rin hanapin sila Richard Cy, Jonalyn Cabigting, and YK Marquez.

3. Print books.

Paano ka mag-iimprenta at saan? Pwede sa Book On Demands, JMB Copy Prints, CreateSpace and get quality books for minimum of one or zero. Tansyahin mo ang pag-iimprenta ng book mo. 'Wag kang magprovide ng maraming copies kung sa tingin mo namang hindi mauubos lahat. Make sure na meron ka nang sure buyers bago ka magpagawa para hindi masayang ang ginastos.

4. Find Readers.

Syempre kailangan mo ng readers na magbabasa ng book mo at pagbebentahan mo. Saan mo mahahanap? Go to Goodreads, Shelfari, Filippino Book Bloggers. Google Filipino Book Clubs on FB at dun mo i-promote ang story mo. Magkaka-readers ka din if you post your story on Wattpad. Do an Amazon KDP Giveaway, set your Smashwords books to free, join Smashwords and read an Ebook Week.

5. Promote your book.

contact Filipino Bloggers para mag-promote ng story mo o kaya naman mag-hire ka ng tutulong sayo like Book Junky Joint. Look up blog tours for international blog touring if your book is an English and a preferred genre of a tour operation. Pwede ka rin gumawa ng blogsite na kung saan maipo-post mo ang story mo and lastly, pwede ka din gumawa ng Twitter account which is most commonly used by an author nowadays.

6. Distribute your books.

After you did all the steps, finally this is the last steps. Paano mo nga ba maipapakalat ang librong ginawa mo? Simply put an online storefront via tackthis.com.ph. Join Book fairs, join Aklatan, follow Pandayan Book store on Twitter, use Xend for shipping, set up a Paypal account and a bank account para dun maipadala ng mga customers mo ang bayad nila sayo. Sign up with Flipreads, Buqo, SmartEbook, Amazon, Smashwords and Google Play. Or pwede ka rin namang mag-distribute through meet ups. Yun nga lang, pang malapitan lang at dapat halfway para di ka malugi sa pamasahe mo.

Kung magha-hire ka ng mga editors, book designers, illustrators at kung sino-sino pang tutulong sayo, gagastos ka nang malaki. Sulit naman dahil ganap na isang libro na ang story na ginawa mo. Pero kung marunong ka naman gawin lahat 'yan, then no worries. Ang problema mo na lang ay kung paano mo mapi-print out yung gawa mo at madi-distribute sa madla. But still, kailangan mo paring gumastos. Kaya make sure na okay ang price ng book mo bago mo ibenta para hindi ka malugi.

Magsulat ka lang ng magsulat. Kapag nagustuhan nila 'yan, babasahin nila 'yan and you'll notice na dumadami na pala ang readers mo nang di mo namamalayan.