I have a few questions about self-publishing. I posted my first couple of questions right before the server problem, and had to re-register to be able to post them again.
First of all, this is a great site, and I'm learning a lot. My first book is now completely done. It's been edited by several trusted people, the cover graphic work is ready, and I've picked a printer to do the actual printing. All they do is print what is submitted to them, they do no editing or formatting.
I'm a little confused regarding whether I should be creating my own publishing company. The book is a type of reference, non-fiction, geared towards the medical/legal communities; and I'm curious as to how other authors set things up before actually selling their books. So, this leads into a few questions:
1. If I create my own publishing company, do I "sell" the rights, as the author, to the publishing company even though I'd own the company anyways?
2. I've been told by legal representation that if I create a publishing company, to make it a limited liability company (LLC) to create a level of protection should somebody in this lawsuit happy country decide to pursue some form of legal action down the road. Has anybody on these boards created a publishing company to develop this level of protection, even for just one book that wasn't going to be mass marketed to book stores?
3. If you've created a publishing company to "administer" the sales of your book, is there anything that I should be made aware of in advance?
Thank you for you help!
Jeff
First of all, this is a great site, and I'm learning a lot. My first book is now completely done. It's been edited by several trusted people, the cover graphic work is ready, and I've picked a printer to do the actual printing. All they do is print what is submitted to them, they do no editing or formatting.
I'm a little confused regarding whether I should be creating my own publishing company. The book is a type of reference, non-fiction, geared towards the medical/legal communities; and I'm curious as to how other authors set things up before actually selling their books. So, this leads into a few questions:
1. If I create my own publishing company, do I "sell" the rights, as the author, to the publishing company even though I'd own the company anyways?
2. I've been told by legal representation that if I create a publishing company, to make it a limited liability company (LLC) to create a level of protection should somebody in this lawsuit happy country decide to pursue some form of legal action down the road. Has anybody on these boards created a publishing company to develop this level of protection, even for just one book that wasn't going to be mass marketed to book stores?
3. If you've created a publishing company to "administer" the sales of your book, is there anything that I should be made aware of in advance?
Thank you for you help!
Jeff
