FastPencil and BookHabit: New Avenues to Publication and Sales

Smashwords will help you get your book published in a flash.  But what if you don’t have a book yet?  FastPencil may be the answer.

This new online service not only provides publishing capabilities, it also adds in collaboration and editing capabilities, ideal for teams building a book together, or for writers who turn to friends for editing.  Even the solitary writer will find some helpful tools here.

FastPencil can even automatically turn blog posts into “chapters,” and almost effortlessly produce a finished book based on one’s blog.  Writers can now publish their books in serial fashion via a dedicated blog.  And when the last chapter is posted, a few clicks of the mouse and some reasonably-price payments will produce a book — in print, distributed through normal channels to bricks-and-mortar bookstores, or as e-books.

Interestingly, the writing tools are available for free.  The publishing side, which offers a wide array of services, incurs costs, but they are very reasonable.  Take a look at the pricing and distribution page.

ReadWriteWeb in its  review of FastPencil pictures this facility as a Smashwords on steroids.  If you’ve already finished your book, Smashwords is the way to go.  If not, FastPencil may provide the push forward you need.

BOOKHABIT

Yet another outlet for writers with digital books to sell is BookHabit. This New Zealand based website follows the pattern of similar websites. It creates a catalog of books. Readers can download first chapters for free — and purchase the complete book if intrigued.

BookHabit was acquired by Smashwords in November 2009.

Check out an introductory video about this stie in our sidebar VIDEO FOR WRITERS, where it will be available for a few days.  Later on, you can find the video at out VIDEO FOR WRITERS website, powered by VodPod.

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