Self-publishing has become an increasingly popular option for writers looking to bring their work to a wider audience. However, navigating the world of self-publishing can be overwhelming, with so many options and services available. That’s where we, CinnamonTeal Publishing, come in. We understand that each book is unique and deserves…
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Publishing at the Speed of Light
There are moments when certain developments challenge your long-cherished beliefs about the business you are in. These developments pose questions that make you wonder if you were wrong to begin with, about the assumptions you made about your business, its core values, and about the customers you hoped you would…
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Hybrid Publishing vs Self Publishing
A couple of months back, without too much of a fuss, CinnamonTeal Design and Publishing, formalised its hybrid publishing services. It thus becoming the first publisher in India to offer hybrid publishing. Having already introduced self-publishing in India, in 2006, we found ourselves, many a time, rewarding authors who had…
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The Evolution of Print on Demand In India
In 2007, we launched CinnamonTeal Publishing, to provide self-publishing services based on print-on-demand. In August 2007, we were the first in India to introduce these twin concepts as a business-to-consumer service. This article seeks to, in some way, chart the trajectory that both print-on-demand and self-publishing have taken over the…
Introducing: Starter Kits for Self-Publishing Authors
It has been our steadfast belief that self-publishing packages do not benefit the author. An author who chooses to purchase a self-publishing package pays for services she may not require, while being led to believe that she does, and is offered no leeway in having those services tailored to her…
Of book reviews, editing, and the self-publishing process
One of our publications, Wilderness Tales from Similipal, by Satyesh Naik, received a review in The Wire. Described as “one of the most heart-warming reads in recent memory in the ever-expanding genre of Indian wildlife writing,” the reviewer proceeds to say that “the Odisha-based naturalist’s book is perhaps the first…
A quick checklist on book cover design
It goes without saying that a book cover plays a very important part in how your book is received. Yet many authors, especially those who self-publish and have a role to play in the design of the book cover, consider it an inconvenience that comes in the way of getting…
Self-Publishing and Print-on-Demand
Among the many questions that we receive from authors wishing to self-publish is one that compares apples to cars: “What is the difference between self-publishing and print-on-demand?” There is a world of difference between the two processes although one often encompasses the other. First let us consider self-publishing. Self-publishing is…
What not to do if you are self-publishing
If you have decided to opt for the self-publishing route for your book, chances are there have been many people who have advised you on how you should proceed. If you asked us, for example, we would have advised you not to adopt a package-based approach. And to make sure…
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The Downside of Self Publishing (or Why Self Publishing May Not Work For You)
Google “self publishing in India” and you will get a full list of companies promising you the moon. For a (rather large) fee, they tell you, you can publish your book and be on your way to achieving publishing success. Amanda Hocking and E. L. James, and, closer to home,…