WAG PublishingIndependent Publishing (POD)

Publishing Models

Traditional, Self &Independent PublishersMaking a Decision for a POD PublisherOur Publishing ProcessQ&A

Literary agents submit your manuscript

Very difficult for new authors to be accepted

Literary agents negotiate your royalties(7% to 12%)

Publishing companies decide what gets published

Publishers buy the rights and offer authors advances

Publishing house markets and prints your book

Publishing house distributes your book for sale

Traditional Publishing

Self Publishing

Authors are responsible for the entire process (GC)

Who will design your book covers? Who will perform file conversions? Who will print and market your books? Who will edit your manuscript? If you hire a POD company, what services are needed? Package 1($), Package 2($$), Package 3($$$)

Independent Publishers (POD)Print On Demand Technology

New authors have greater access to publishing

Books are available for sale on the Internet

Authors are involved in the publishing process

Independent Publishing Companies do all the work for you

Authors own the rights to their work

Independent Publisher can offer authors higher royalties (75%+)

Traditional Publishing Self PublishingContract with an Independent Publisher

Understand the challenges:High rejection rate from Traditional Publishers

High degree of knowledge needed for self publishers

Many choices for Independent Publishers

Making a Decision?

Our Publishing Process

Review and Acceptance Process

Contractual Agreement

Needs & cost assessment (editing,illustrations)

We do all the legal and technical work!

We pay higher royalties (75% after costs)

We use social media as free marketing

Your book is made available online (Amazon.com, Barnes &Noble)

Q&A Session

WAG Publishing: www.michelangelotangelo.com

Wayne & Robin Gulley

760-881-5032