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RE: How To Self-Publish - A SlideShare Presentation - PART ONE
Do you think there is still a strong market for print-on-demand books?
I'd imagine consumers being fearful to invest more money into a potentially untested or unknown self-published author.
Perhaps, but when you order a book online, unless you are looking closely there is no "warning flag" that it is a self-published book.
It is listed on Amazon like all the other products and the only way it might seem self-publish-y is if you do a sloppy job in your creation of it.
People love reading and are always looking for more content.
If you have something valuable to say, then yes.
Or something interesting (i.e. fiction).
The internet and democratization of information has opened up people to seeing what others just like them have to say and write rather than turning to "fake" news, pundits, or "authorities".
They also allow you to upload your book as a kindle file so it doesn't have to be strictly POD.
Also, even if you post online, there is a segment of people who just don't read blogs or steemit and may want to see what you write in print!
When you purchase a createspace book on Amazon customers won't know it's a POD book. Plus you're not investing more money into creating a POD. If you have a Kindle version, you can do a paperback version for free. About 40% of my income as a writer comes from my POD books.