Self-Publishing: How to Become a Six Figure Self- Publishing Entrepreneur

By Kasim K.M

The benefits of the digital platform have enabled common people to achieve their dreams like never before. The fact that things

are much more accessible to each individual is so impressive.

This could never have been possible without the world of internet, affiliate marketing, e-commerce platforms, and social media

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kasim K.M
• Release date: Oct 19, 2023
• ISBN: 9798868935138

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Introduction

The benefits of the digital platform have enabled common people to achieve their dreams like never before. The fact that things are much more accessible to each individual is so impressive.

This could never have been possible without the world of internet, affiliate marketing, e-commerce platforms, and social media networks. One can use such resources for creating a robust online business that promises a consistent passive income for a lifetime.

However, the problem is — How to do it? Which is the correct way to go about achievingyour dreams in the online world?

That is where the online prodigy Kasim Mohammed comes in to assist you.

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Kasim Kasguru Mohammad

For many years, Kasim has established his presence in the online world of self-publishing and other online and offline businesses. Due to his formidable tactics, he is often referred to as Kasguru for his intense coaching and training programs that teach ambitious individuals like you how to reinforce your presence in the digital world.

Kasim is himself a serial entrepreneur, author, affiliate marketer, and a six-figure self-publisher, who has successfully set up several offline and online businesses around the globe. Besides these multiple training programs and successful businesses, Kasim proactively invests in transportation and vehicle leasing companies, cargo and shipping industries, agro-farming, and real estate businesses.

Kasim loves his work where he trains and teaches several people from various parts of the world about setting up a successful passive income through the online world. Apart from all this, he is a fashion and food connoisseur, philanthropist, voracious reader, and an avid lover of animals.

Through this eBook, Kasim aims to focus on helping his fellow readers on how to become a successful six-figure self-publishing entrepreneur. This eBook will further discuss his strategies, teachings, tips, and other insights related to becoming a successful author. You can find him on his YouTube channel aimed to help aspiring authors and enthusiasts who want to build their independent businesses for passive income.

For authors who are on the lookout for improving their business and learning new methods of promoting their work, this book is an ideal source of information and guidance. You will find some of the most influential methods, tips, and educational information for helping you succeed in this contemporary business of self-publishing.

Even if you are a beginner and have little information about this field, get ready to find phenomenal information related to publishing independently. This incredible career has been booming at an unstoppable pace. But, there are still some new updates that you will learn in this book. You will be introduced to ways in which famous authors have been writing, promoting, marketing, and distributing their priceless possessions among potential readers. In addition, you will also come across certain courses for getting you set on course to becoming a successful author. That said, let us begin this wonderful journey to gaining a six-figure passive income through your very own self-publishing business.

Chapter 1

What Self-Publishing

Business Is All About?

All the books that you see online or offline surely have been published somewhere for you to enjoy. The method that encompasses printing these books has not been very easy for new and budding authors. The hardships of publishing were an inherent deterrent for the common person, until the birth of self-publishing.

Definition of Self-Publishing

Even though self-publishing incorporates a standard definition, it still works in a variation depending upon the context and usage.

For instance, you may look forward to publishing your book and pay for the expenses involving the cover design, formatting, editing, etc. Here, you are using the same steps as in a traditional publishing sequence, where the author completes all the processes involved and pays for all the expenses.

As you are the sole investor, covering the marketing, distribution, printing, etc., you are independently involved in publishing your book. Whether you complete all the processes on your own or hire a team, it is totally up to you. Thus, you are responsible for all the processes involved in publishing your book, without the help of a renowned publishing company.

Independent publishing will require you to be highly active in the publishing industry with complete management expertise and knowledge, as you are not involving an established publishing firm to help you.

On the other hand, there is also a self-publishing method where you take the help of a company. Even though the publishing company does the work, the author is paying for the entire process. So, here the firm takes care of the ISBN procedure, book cover layout, interior design, proofreading, marketing, and distribution with your investment.

Some companies will offer a print on demand service (POD) where both parties agree to print copies of the books in limited quantities and reprint when there is a rise in demand. This strategy is also practiced by big publishing companies to test the marketing and response of a new book launched in the market.

Thus, contemporary authors have a plethora of choices for publishing their masterpieces. Before moving further, you need to understand the differences between the two prominent publishing methods in a little more depth. You are going to learn their advantages and disadvantages so that you have a clear vision regarding their productivity and outcome.

Traditional Publishing

Here, the author will finish his/her manuscript, create a proposal or letter, and send all the necessary documents to the publishing company. In some cases, he/she may use the help of a literary agent to do the work for him/her. The editor of the publishing house goes through the content and decides whether it is fit for printing or not. Upon rejection, the author has the freedom to try his/her luck with some other company.

However, if the publishing house is ready to publish the piece, it proposes an agreement to purchase the publishing rights from the author and offers royalty for future orders. In this case, the firm decides the printing number for the copies and the marketing strategy for distributing the completed book.

Self-Publishing

In this process, the writer is himself/herself the sole publisher of his/her book. He/she has to proofread, edit, and gather the money needed for printing, designing, marketing, and distributing the book. He/she has complete responsibility for the written piece.

Previously, a self-publishing author had to create a set number of printable copies. In many instances, this resulted in several copies remaining unsold. But, with the privileges of the POD process, a selfpublisher can now print a smaller number of copies at the start and keep reprinting them as per reader demands.

Basic Differences Between Traditional Publishing and Self-Publishing

Here are the various factors that differentiate the processes, advantages, and disadvantages of the two fundamental forms of publishing.

• Time

In traditional publishing, time is a considerable factor. Your book can take several years to print and distribute for selling purpose. This delay is usually because an author has to look for a publishing house that is ready to publish their manuscript in the first place. Expect further time consumption because of the multiple editing and proofreading sequences at the firms, which can take up additional months. Whether you have a fiction or non-fiction, the publisher also decides the time consumption for the final piece. Therefore, you can expect a couple of years for it - give or take.

On the contrary, a self-publishing process is much faster as the author has complete control over the process. This process can take six months or less to complete - depending on the writer. The best part is that books nowadays don’t have to be a paperback or hardcover. EBooks are the latest trend that offer independent authors complete freedom of publishing their masterpieces in just a couple of days.

• Finance

All types of publishing processes require money. For traditional publishing, it is easier as the publishing firm pays the author if they are ready to print the book. As compensation, big printing firms may even offer an advance that may be a small amount or even six-figures. In addition, traditional publishing houses also have contacts, knowledge, experience, and various resources to help market the book properly.

On the other hand, self-publishing requires the author to create, print, edit, market, and distribute the book on his/her own. Surely, that involves the author’s own expenses from top to bottom. So, depending upon the self-publishing company you are choosing for your book, you can incur heavy expenses. But, people who are great at all these processes on their own can save money as well.

Regulations that You Need to Keep in Mind

When approaching a traditional publishing firm, an author may have to face several hardships. For instance, the editor may not like the piece created so he/she may refuse to publish it. Maybe he/she found