Most people will say that they have a great idea for a book and that someday they will get around to writing it. Most don't. But for the few who do manage to find the time and get all their words down on paper (or .doc file format) there comes the daunting tasking of finding an agent who will then work out a deal with a publisher to get the book on the market and to the hands of the readers.
But what if no publisher wants to publish the book that the author worked so hard on? Or worse, what if they can't even get an agent? Was their toiling over a computer screen all for naught? It can be a depressing idea for a writer to think that their work may never see the light of day. However, with modern advances in technology, it is becoming easier for writers to side-step the publishing business and get their work in to the hands of readers without the approval of a big publisher.
Welcome to the world of self-publishing.
