Writers: join the ‘podding’ revolution

If you’ve written a book and are looking to go in to print, then consider ‘podding’ with a publisher who will show you how to make money-selling books online.

‘Podding’ means teaming up with one of the new breed of ‘print-on-demand’ publishers like DragonCub, who can take a manuscript, edit and format the content quickly and efficiently and have your book ready to print and ship as soon as an order comes in.

Authors can cut overheads and keep a larger slice of the royalties and their rights to the content as a POD publisher only takes a percentage of the retail price to cover printing, marketing and distribution costs.

Online book sale websites such as DragonCub.com offer a broad selling base. They also have access to other distribution channels that reach thousands of retailers, like high street stores, libraries and other online merchants. For instance DragonCub, you can set your own retail price – you keep 80% of the selling price, which is a far higher royalty than you would earn from a traditional sales merchant. If you decide to sell a hard back for £12.99, as the author you will collect £10.39 from each sale without having to repay any advance on royalties.

DragonCub sells books in more than 40 categories for children and adults and if you are a first-time or a published author, offers a fast and inexpensive way to put your book in front of your readers.