Independent Knitting News

Self Publishing your Ideas or Patterns

July 2, 2009

Have you developed patterns that you would like to compile into a book, or perhaps offer on the internet?  Many people dream of the great American Novel, and would like to someday write that novel.  Now,there are ways to get a book published without hiring a publishing house or an agent.  You can self-publish your ideas without mortgaging your house!

The term “self publishing” produced over47,000,000 hits at google.com.  Here are just two that I looked into, including one that is use by blogger and knitter [tag]Nanette Blanchard[/tag]. Nanette blogs at [tag]Knitting in Color[/tag].

One self-publisher is[tag] Lulu.com[/tag] The Lulu website offers many options for the self-publisher, including templates, methods of binding, and marketing if you so desire.  You also can set up a storefront to sell your books or patterns electronically.

Another company that offers publishing services is called, appropriately,[tag] Self Publishing, Inc[/tag].  Self Publishing offers different services than Lulu, including packages that use the help of Graphic Designers.  Self Publishing also has an online book store for the self published authors called[tag] Just Bookz[/tag] where your book is listed for sale at no cost to you after you use their services.

Whatever choice in publishing you make, I hope it is both profitable and enjoyable for you.

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