Before You Publish - Part 12

"Before You Publish" by Tim Wourms, President of publishing for CSN Books and Legacy Line Publishing, helps authors bring their books books to the Marketplace. You can download your free copy by going to csnbooks.com.

Myths About the publishing Industry

MYTH # 6: “Once I publish, my book will automatically be in the bookstores in my hometown.”
TRUTH: Unless you are very well known, there is no guarantee that your book will make it to even one bookstore. A publisher can make your book available to the major distributors that sell to bookstores, but they cannot force the bookstore to buy the book. Some publishers will work out a clever marketing package where they charge you $15,000 and guarantee your book in bookstores, then they turn around and pay $5000 to a small group of bookstores for shelf space: this allows them to honor their promise to place you in bookstores.
In fact, all they did was pocket $10,000 from the $15,000, paying only $5,000 to buy shelving space for you. This technique is often used, and we believe it is unethical. In this program, you still might not sell a single book, yet the publisher will pocket $10,000 profit on just that one plan.
Here at CSN Books and Legacy Line Publishing, we will be honest with you on how the system works: not all marketing plans fit all authors. Selling a book takes work; although we can make your book available to the biggest distributors in the country, we cannot make them buy the book. CSN Books and Legacy Line publishing will do everything we can to market your book and provide marketing plans that are extremely reasonable and valuable.

Submitted by Dr. Michael Wourms,
Founder, CSN Books


If you are a Christian author looking for a quality publisher with experience and expertise, see CSN Books. If you are the writer of a book with a crossover appeal, and are ready to start the publishing process, see Legacy Line Publishing. CSN Books and Legacy Line publishing both offer quality publishing services including: ghostwriting, editing, proofing, cover design , copyright, printing, print on demand, distribution and marketing. Go to csnbooks.com or Legacylinepublishing.com and download our free eBook, “Before You Publish.” Learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript.