Publishing Non-Fiction
with Palmetto
Share your wisdom and grow your brand with industry specific books.
Publishing a book can feel like a monumental task, especially when you do it on your own. There’s a whole world of design choices, marketing strategies, and printing options that you need to navigate before your book finds its audience. Count on Palmetto Publishing to guide you along the way.
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What Counts as Non-Fiction?
Non-fiction is one of the broadest categories of writing. It includes every kind of writing except fictional stories and poetry. Some of the most popular types of non-fiction books include:
- Art: Art books contain pictures of different art forms, typically with descriptions or explanations of the images.
- Business: Books explaining business topics or instructions on how to become better business people are common.
- Cooking: Cookbooks and recipe collections remain popular, particularly specialty books focused on specific cuisines or diets.
- Guides: How-to guides cover every imaginable subject, from gardening to traveling to electrical engineering.
- Health: These books range from simple explanations of common conditions to in-depth resources for medical experts.
- Humor: Joke books, collections of funny anecdotes, and humorous essays are all popular non-fiction books.
- Memoirs and biographies: Authors recount their lives in these books, usually from a specific point of view. If someone else writes about a person’s life, it’s a biography.
- Relationships: Everyone can benefit from understanding how relationships work. These books focus on specific types of conflict, like parent-child or romantic relationships.
- Self-help: These books give the reader advice on improving problems in their life, from alcoholism to social anxiety.
The Non-Fiction Books
- Business genre: A Business Roadmap for Professional Photo Organizers, by Cathi Nelson and Jill B. Yesko
- History genre: Victory Day, by Kenneth Scarlett
- Self-help genre: Ballad of my Fearless Heroine, by Vladimir Tsesis
- You can find other examples of great non-fiction books by exploring Palmetto Publishing’s non-fiction genre collection.
The Benefits of Self-Publishing Non-Fiction
If you’ve written a non-fiction book, the next step is publishing it. For many authors, self-publishing their non-fiction work is the best solution. When you self-publish, you’ll see benefits like:
- Maintaining control over your work
- Avoiding the hassle of finding an agent and a publishing contract
- Retaining a significantly larger percentage of your royalties
- Marketing your book to the exact audience you had in mind when you wrote it
Self-publishing is a fast, effective way to take your book from a file on your computer to a physical object you can sell without giving up your rights to a publisher.
The Benefits of Self-Publishing
Once you’ve written the book, you have an important decision to make. Here’s why self-publishing trumps traditional book publishing — particularly for entrepreneurs:
- You’re guaranteed publication
- You keep creative control
- You can address either general or niche audiences
- There’s a faster turnaround to advertise
- You retain a much higher percentage of royalties
Get Started With Palmetto
After you write your book, the next step is to publish your story and get it into the hands of interested readers. If you want to retain maximum control over your book, consider self-publishing it. This method allows you to make the final decisions about everything from the cover design to printing. Additionally, you can earn higher royalties than you would if you published your book with a traditional publisher. Self-publishing may sound intimidating, but the process can be easy and fast with the help of a top-tier publishing company like Palmetto Publishing. We offer a variety of services to support writers through the self-publishing process, including:
Copy Editing
That’s where Palmetto’s book editing services can help. You can work with one of our experienced book editors to polish and prepare your book for publication. Whether you need simple line editing to spot mistakes or in-depth developmental editing to tighten up your book, Palmetto’s book editors will help you make your writing the best it can be.
Interior Formatting
Non-fiction books often require in-depth formatting. For instance, cookbooks, art books, and self-help books all need specific book layouts to make them legible and functional. Work with Palmetto book design services to format your book for your chosen publication method.
Writing Resources
While writing the book remains your responsibility, looking for encouragement or advice never hurts. If you’re still finishing your non-fiction book(s), Palmetto offers a variety of writing resources. You can read The Complete Guide to the Book Writing Process or explore Palmetto’s wide range of blog posts on how to write books. These resources can help you stay on track and develop a solid first draft.
Creative Covers
Many people do judge a book by its cover. You need a high-quality cover to make your book appealing to your target audience.
Print Publishing
After all of the editing and book design tasks are complete, you can finally publish your book. Whether interested in softcover or hardcover book printing, Palmetto’s book publishing services can help you get your book into physical form.
Authors Love Our Work
See what our customers are saying about our professional Non-Fiction services!
Brian Tally
They said what they’re going to do, and they followed through with it 100% with integrity, impeccable customer service, and top-notch ideas and creative resources to build and design your book! Thank you so much for a job well done, and thank you for making my experience a memorable one!
