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As always, our research publication, the canadian book market will be out later this year, with more details and in depth information about the state of canadian publishing in 2016. If youre an author looking to self publish canada or the u. Publication covers many services such as book distribution, ebook distribution, promotion of your novel, and more. Self publishing is an interesting and rewarding process in which the author, as publisher, has complete control over every aspect of the production of the book. About 70 percent of the books published in canada do not have an agentassisted contract. You can decide on the book cover, how many copies you want to sell and so on. Getting your book published can be a long process and requires patience and persistence. Publishing takes less than 5 minutes and your book appears on kindle stores worldwide within 2448 hours. Publishing firms take calculated financial risks every time they publish a book, investing funds in. We will take you through the whole process from approaching an agent to gettingyour work on. Step 1 fill out the form above to get your free guide to self publishing. Jul 10, 2018 i used to get asked a similar question when i first began getting my novels published. One of the perks of selfpublishing is that your books rights belong to you.
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