How Do I Start My Own Publishing Company?: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Small Press, Independent Publishing House or Self-Publishing Imprint (How to Start in Business)

Turn your love of books into a real publishing business.
Whether you want to publish your own titles under a professional imprint or build a small press that publishes other authors, this complete step-by-step guide shows you exactly how to set it up and run it properly in the UK and the US.
Publishing has never been more open to independent businesses. Print-on-demand, global distribution and online marketing mean a small press can now reach readers anywhere. But setting up a publishing company involves far more than uploading a manuscript. You need the right business structure, ISBNs, contracts, distribution, metadata, pricing and marketing, and the rules are different on each side of the Atlantic.

This book walks you through every stage, in the order you'll actually do it, with clear action steps at the end of each chapter.
Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Decide what kind of publisher you want to be and write a simple business plan
• Register your company and choose the right structure in the UK or US
• Buy and manage ISBNs, and understand what they cost in each country
• Edit, design, typeset and produce professional print and ebook editions
• Set up distribution through Amazon KDP, IngramSpark and other channels
• Price your books and understand royalties, discounts and print costs
• Write fair author contracts covering rights, royalties and terms
• Build an imprint brand readers and bookshops recognise
• Market your titles with launches, reviews, advertising and social media
• Sell into the EU while meeting product safety rules
• Handle accounts, tax and the ongoing admin of a publishing business
• Grow from one title to a sustainable list

Packed with practical tools, including checklists, templates and reference appendices you can use straight away.
Ideal for authors who want to self-publish professionally, editors and designers starting their own imprint, and anyone dreaming of running an independent press. You don't need industry connections or a big budget; you need a clear plan, and this book gives you one.

Part of the How to Start in Business series: practical, step-by-step guides for anyone ready to start something of their own.

Start building your publishing company today.