I did quite a bit of research online to find a publisher for my book. Most of them offered way more services than I needed or wanted (at way more than I wanted to pay). A typical self-publishing company offers a variety of "editorial" helps. They'll gladly correct your manuscript and suggest changes where appropriate…for a fee. They offer a design studio who will come up with a cover for your book…for a fee. They'll do the page layout, assigning page numbers, designing title & copyright pages…for a fee. They'll get your book listed on Amazon.com and post reviews of it on their own site…for a fee.
Since I worked for 15 years as a graphic designer, I already knew that I wanted to design my own cover. I also wanted to layout the inside pages, pick the font I wanted, etc. Most self-published books look very amateurish; first-timers always seem to use a font that's too large. Maybe it's to pad out the length of the book or maybe it's just not looking at a lot of published material to see what size text should be. But I felt confident in doing my own editing, layout and cover design. I just had to find a printer/publisher who didn't insist on doing all the work for me. Lots of Googling led me to Morris Publishing in Kearney, Nebraska. I filled out an online request for info and received a nice packet of material, plus a sample of a book they'd printed. The quality seemed good and they would allow me to design as much of the book as I wanted.
As of today, I've put the finishing touches on the book and I'll be sending it to Morris today or tomorrow. I'm beginning to get excited!
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