I have decided on self publishing as I am impatient with literary agents :). Does anyone know a good company with a great, inexpensive package? I'd like to be able to customize my cover, and I need a professional editor. I've looked at LuLu, does anyone have any feedback from them? Thanks.

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I've heard about Trafford but I've been meaning to ask this question myself. I have no idea how trustworthy these guys are? www.trafford.com

I've hear Lulu is okay. Whoever you choose, make sure they are a member of the Better Business Bureau.

Xlibris has everything you need, with publishing packages that start at $299. Customization of your book cover is also part of the services they offer, as well as professional editing of your written work. If you want more information, visit http://www.xlibris.com/requestkit/index.asp?src=aop&key=qam

did u tried vista print ? hope u get cheepest price

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You are right on looking for other venues besides waiting for agents to listen to you. While you are waiting, it is best to be able to check out how you can publish yourself and be productive more. If you are looking for self-publishing companies to publish your book, I know of a few companies that practically holds court to everything a book needs from getting you your copyright, size preferences, book cover design customization, layout consultation, copyediting and even marketing – at affordable costs. The difference with self-publishing is that you happen to send in your materials to the publisher and they will do all the work for you depending on which program you are on. Publishing packages are very affordable and investing on getting your book published is a good start. Most self-publishing companies have programs that costs about $250 to $12999 and is highly dependent on the kind of services that you will be getting which is why it is very significant to carefully map out your book's budget as early as now. Publishing companies now have all the resources to publish books with the same productivity and efficacy as that of regular black and white books. Considering the fact that most books are in full color, you should choose a publishing company whose book’s are of the highest quality, bar none. Xlibris Publishing is one of those companies who truly boasts of their book’s top quality as your book is printed on acid-free 50lb library-edition paper. That alone can give your book a longer shelf life and durable pages. Self-publishing entirely means that you get to retain full control of your book’s production and that it gives you the option to publish your work and claim authority of the photos that you have chosen to be published. Publishing is synonymous to getting that copyright for protecting your book which is why it is highly important to publish it. You can get free information sent to your mail here and even try to check the quality of their brochure because it is the same as how they publish books. The cost to publish is also listed in detail and in depth. I hope I helped.