Paper carriers are promised a quick death due to the arrival of modern technologies. Despite this, people continue to read and buy books. Therefore, the publishing business in Russia is a huge success. Do you want to try yourself in this field and organize a publishing house?
Instructions
Step 1
Define the goals of your publishing house, the direction in which it will work. What books do you want to publish: educational literature, fiction. Only large publishers can afford to work in many areas, while beginners should define narrow genre boundaries. Who will be your target audience, what authors would you like to publish? Think about how you are going to deliver books to readers, through what points to sell products.
Step 2
Calculate your expenses. The publishing business is considered quite cheap. The cost of issuing one book is on average equal to a dollar. Initially, you will need to invest about 5-10 thousand dollars.
Step 3
Register a company, legal entity. You will need a publisher license. It gives you the right to assign ISBNs to books published by your publishing house.
Step 4
Think about the office and workers. The publishing house is presented to many as an imposing building, with loads of books and many people. In reality, a small office with several computers is enough for you. Software for the latter - layout programs, text editors. Do not skimp on the purchase of licensed equipment, in the case of a publisher, this can lead to big troubles. The staff will require several editors, proofreaders, and layout designers.
Step 5
Find points of sale of products. You can negotiate with large chain stores, but no one guarantees a good placement of your books there. Consider buying your own bookstore. If not a store, then at least a small kiosk.
Step 6
Agree with a printing house. When choosing it, compare the prices and quality of the products. Calculate if it would be cheaper to buy printing equipment and hire a few employees to work with it. It may be more profitable to print books yourself.
Step 7
Open your site. Today, any company, information about which cannot be found on the Internet, does not inspire confidence. In addition, you need a site to find new authors and advertise published books.
