Publishing Non-Fiction
with Palmetto
Share your wisdom and grow your brand with industry specific books.
Publishing a book on your own can feel overwhelming, with a whole maze of design choices, marketing strategies, and printing options to work through before your book ever reaches readers. That's where Palmetto Publishing Australia comes in, guiding you through it all.
Africa: Its Music & Its People
Colonial & Antebellum Virginia
Political Confusion
What Counts as Non-Fiction?
Non-fiction is one of the broadest categories in writing, covering pretty much everything except fictional stories and poetry. Some of the most popular non-fiction types include:
- Art: Art books feature imagery from different art forms, usually paired with descriptions or explanations.
- Business: Books covering business topics or offering guidance on becoming a better business person are common in this space.
- Cooking: Cookbooks and recipe collections stay consistently popular, especially specialty books built around specific cuisines or diets.
- Guides: How-to guides span just about every imaginable subject, from gardening to travel to electrical engineering.
- Health: These range from straightforward explanations of common conditions to in-depth resources aimed at medical experts.
- Humor: Joke books, funny anecdote collections, and humorous essays are all popular non-fiction formats.
- Memoirs and biographies: Authors recount their own lives from a specific perspective in a memoir, while a biography is written by someone else about a person's life.
- Relationships: Understanding how relationships work benefits everyone, and these books zero in on specific dynamics, like parent-child or romantic relationships.
- Self-help: These books offer advice for working through life's challenges, from alcoholism to social anxiety.
The Non-Fiction Books
- Business genre example: A Business Roadmap for Professional Photo Organizers, by Cathi Nelson and Jill B. Yesko
- History genre: Victory Day, by Kenneth Scarlett
- Self-help genre: Ballad of my Fearless Heroine, by Vladimir Tsesis
- For more great non-fiction examples, browse Palmetto Publishing Australia's non-fiction genre collection.
The Benefits of Self-Publishing Non-Fiction
Once your non-fiction book is written, publishing is the next step. For many authors, self-publishing turns out to be the best route, bringing benefits like:
- Maintaining control over your work
- Avoiding the hassle of finding an agent and a publishing contract
- Retaining a significantly larger percentage of your royalties
- Marketing your book directly to the exact audience you had in mind while writing it
Self-publishing offers a fast, effective path from a file on your computer to a physical book you can sell, without handing your rights over to a publisher.
The Benefits of Self-Publishing
Once your book is written, there's a big decision ahead. Here's why self-publishing has the edge over traditional publishing, especially for entrepreneurial authors:
- You’re guaranteed publication
- You keep creative control
- You can address either general or niche audiences
- There’s a faster turnaround to advertise
- You retain a much higher percentage of royalties
Get Started With Palmetto
Once your book is written, the next step is getting it into the hands of readers. If staying in control of your book matters to you, self-publishing is worth considering — it puts every final decision in your hands, from cover design to printing, and typically comes with higher royalties than a traditional publishing deal. Self-publishing can sound daunting, but working with a top-tier publisher like Palmetto Publishing Australia makes the process fast and straightforward. We offer a range of services to support you through it, including:
Copy Editing
That’s where Palmetto’s book editing services can help. You can work with one of our experienced book editors to polish and prepare your book for publication. Whether you need simple line editing to spot mistakes or in-depth developmental editing to tighten up your book, Palmetto’s book editors will help you make your writing the best it can be.
Interior Formatting
Non-fiction books often call for detailed formatting — cookbooks, art books, and self-help books, for instance, all need specific layouts to stay legible and functional. Our book design services can help format your book for whichever publication method you choose.
Writing Resources
While writing the book remains your responsibility, looking for encouragement or advice never hurts. If you’re still finishing your non-fiction book(s), Palmetto offers a variety of writing resources. You can read The Complete Guide to the Book Writing Process or explore Palmetto’s wide range of blog posts on how to write books. These resources can help you stay on track and develop a solid first draft.
Creative Covers
People really do judge a book by its cover, which is why a high-quality design matters for appealing to your target audience.
Print Publishing
Once editing and design are complete, it's time to publish. Whether you're after softcover or hardcover printing, our publishing services can help bring your book into physical form.
Authors Love Our Work
See what our customers are saying about our professional Non-Fiction services!
Brian Tally
They said what they’re going to do, and they followed through with it 100% with integrity, impeccable customer service, and top-notch ideas and creative resources to build and design your book! Thank you so much for a job well done, and thank you for making my experience a memorable one!
