1. When the author finishes the manuscript and has some ideas about the manuscript, he can inform the professional self-funded publishing company of his own ideas and the basic situation of the manuscript, and both parties can negotiate the publishing plan.
2. After the publication plan is settled, the author submits the complete manuscript and author profile to the self-funded publishing institution, and the company helps the author to complete the declaration of topic selection. This work is very important and essential for any manuscript. No matter what the manuscript is, it can only be recognized by the publishing house through topic selection and argumentation, and finally it can be published in the form of official publications.
In addition, only by selecting the topic can the publication of this manuscript be guaranteed. It is also an irresponsible commitment for anyone or company to do all the work when they have just got the manuscript or haven't got it yet, because the right to review the manuscript is ultimately exercised by the publishing house.
Third, after the manuscript has passed the topic selection, the original text or picture design needs to be typeset into a mature book layout. This work includes typesetting design and cover design of books. These manuscripts are finally revised by the author, that is, proofs, and will eventually be handed over to the publishing house for final signature.
Fourthly, when the publishing house distributed CIP data and ISBN of China books, the basic work of the whole manuscript had been completed, and the company responsible for designing and typesetting produced the film; Books published with a single ISBN have unique ISBN and CIP data, which can be found on the website of the General Administration of Press and Publication. Books published in serial numbers are shared by several books, but (CIP data) is the only author, but at present, publishers are reluctant to publish in serial numbers.
5. Send it to the printing factory to print it into a book. Finally delivered to the author.
Many authors judge the quality of a self-funded publishing institution by the speed of publishing books, which is very one-sided. The quality of the company is not to help the manuscript find a publishing house, find a printing house and let it be published in a hurry. The most important thing is to find the most suitable carrier for the author's thought, so that the thought shines because of the form, and the form is immortal because of the thought. It is the author's concern to publish a good book and make his own works into fine works.
Speed is also an important aspect. Some writers have time requirements for certain needs, so my point is not to ignore speed, but not to let speed surpass everything. On the premise of ensuring the quality, we should pursue the speed of publishing books and try our best to improve the quality. These two aspects are both critical and indispensable.
Extended data
The ancients published books at their own expense.
Lv Buwei, a politician in the Warring States Period, was the most famous person who published books at his own expense. He organized his followers to compile Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals, which was an encyclopedic work in the pre-Qin period. After the book was compiled, Lv Buwei decided to "hype" the book to enhance its influence. He asked his men to post the contents of the book at the gate of Xianyang, with a notice next to it: whoever can add a word or subtract a word from the contents of the book "Lu Chunqiu" will immediately reward his daughter.
This is the origin of the idiom "In a word, it is worth a thousand dollars". At that time, the news that "in a word, money is hard to buy" spread, causing great sensation. There is no record in the history books, whether someone picked out the faults in the book and got the "golden girl", but what is certain is that the influence of Lv Chunqiu has greatly increased and it has become a masterpiece of "saints" in the history of China.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-self-published