Why Self-Publish with AuthorCrossing?
Created by BookCrossing and its new partner Wordclay, a self-publishing company, AuthorCrossing provides authors and BookCrossing members of all shapes, sizes and talent levels from around the with world the easiest and most comprehensive self-publishing solution.
AuthorCrossing offers a wonderful opportunity to writers and authors who prefer to make their own choices, remain in control and ultimately select the selling price and royalty of their books. As an AuthorCrossing author, you're free to complete the "self-service" DIY self-publishing in your own style and at your own pace.
What can AuthorCrossing do for me as an author?
Developed to help authors around the world meet their publishing needs, AuthorCrossing meets the following five major requirements:
- Ease of Use: Unlike many complex self-publishing solutions today, AuthorCrossing will guide you through a short and simple self-publishing process for uploading, editing, formatting, pricing and distributing your book without the hassle of using complicated software or tools.
- Affordability: In the world of self-publishing, hefty publishing costs and hidden fees can add up, preventing writers like you from ever becoming published authors. But AuthorCrossing offers its basic publishing service for free! It sounds too good to be true, but believe it. Beyond the free publishing service, you can upgrade to include professional designing, editing, or distribution services, but there's absolutely no obligation.
- Global Distribution: So you've published your book. Now what? Rather than paying a significant amount upfront to purchase a bunch of copies of your books and pawn them off on family, friends and co-workers, as part of the easy process with AuthorCrossing, you are able to sell your book through AuthorCrossing's online bookstore at no additional cost. Plus, you have the option to purchase worldwide retail distribution, which means that your book is available through all the major retail chains, such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders. Books are printed to fill each order, so there's no minimum number of books to order and carry around in the trunk of your car. Readers can buy just one book at a time, which will hopefully add up to thousands!
- Large Commissions: This is a big component of the AuthorCrossing offering. We want to put the largest percentage of book commissions in YOUR pocket — the author. We've spent a significant amount of time upfront to ensure you, the author, receive the biggest percentage of revenues from your book. You deserve it; you're the one that spends the time and effort to write your book.
- Feedback: How is your book being received? You'll have nearly a million BookCrossing members just waiting to read, review and comment on your book. Whatever the topic, genre or size of your book, you'll have immediate feedback via reviews and ratings from BookCrossing members and visitors around the world. We'll also be creating contests and awards for the various book categories, and hopefully your book will be enjoying the spotlight soon!
So, whether you're in the middle of writing, finishing up your book or just thinking about getting started, welcome to AuthorCrossing, where self-publishing has formally arrived.
Tools to Help You Publish
We offer many options to help you, the author:
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