Small Publishers

There are a myriad of small publishers popping up. They are not really small presses, but almost Kitchen Table publishers. They work from home, creating books and distributing them through the channels that normal publishers use.

Some are good - most are not. It is fairly easy to start one. First, you need to be able to create covers and book blocks. This requires Word and Adobe, plus a graphics art software program. A better idea may be to hire someone to create covers for the first while.

Next, you need a website and shopping cart software. The shopping cart software is vital. A cheap or poor system will result in abandoned shopping carts and frustrated customers.



This is the cheapest way to get into the publishing business. Is it the best? That depends on the publisher and how savvy they are. Elora's cave started this way and turned into a $1m a year publisher.