Welcome to the NASW Marketing and Publishing Resource. These articles aim to help NASW members take advantage of the new opportunities for marketing and publishing their articles and books, whether they self-publish or work with a commercial publisher.
The Marketing & Publishing Resource — articles aimed at helping NASW member-authors benefit from the new era of e-books, social media, Web marketing, and self-publishing — has been updated with the latest information and links. Article summaries are visible here; viewing full articles requires a current NASW membership and web site password.
If you do not feel comfortable taking on the tasks of managing production of your book -- for example, hiring and supervising an editor, designer, indexer, printer, etc. -- consider using a book packager or consultant.
While POD is the best way to produce small quantities of a book, offset printing yields by far the greatest economy of scale and can produce a more professional-looking product.
