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Writing Fiction or Nonfiction Business Books: the Pros and Cons

Writing Fiction Or Nonfiction Business Books: The Pros And Cons

Fiction or nonfiction books can sell equally well. It all boils down to the content. Good content will eventually prevail and it does not matter if it is a fiction or nonfiction book.

Writing a book may not be not an easy task, be it fiction or nonfiction, but there is always a problem of letting people feel the creativity and the idea behind the book. It is slightly easier to write fiction than nonfiction because of the research involved in writing nonfiction and the need to present the facts accurately.

Publishing Nonfiction Books

  • The most important advantage of publishing a nonfiction book is the ability to update the content until the last moment, and then update again. This makes is it very easy for authors to make more money from their books. The latest information on the subject matter will be updated in the book, thereby making the book have recent information in the modern world, allowing readers another reason to purchase a revised copy.
  • A nonfiction book is likely to have cross-references, with live links to bookmarks in the e-book edition(s). If you don’t already know how bookmarks work, you’ll need to learn or get a freelancer to assist you.
  • Publishing nonfiction may cost more in terms of time and take a good deal more work than publishing fiction, but it can be done. For some subjects or topics, it may be the ideal way to go, but there are also significant but less obvious advantages to writing fiction.

Publishing Fiction Books

  • Fiction books can’t be updated once they are published. The more complicated your book, the more it matters that your content is robust and reliable.
  • When publishing a fiction book, it’s necessary that you have an exciting plot and engaging content that flows seamlessly. You have to ensure that your writing style and terms used are known to most people. Be very careful when writing a novel because there is a saying: people don’t always know what they don’t know.
  • One thing I like about fiction books is that they can be adapted into movies and it could further spin-off into a trilogy! This is something that most nonfiction books cannot achieve, with the exception of biographies or books about real-life events.

If your book includes illustrations, find out the technical requirements for the various sites (e.g. kdp.amazon.com, www.ingramspark.com), as well as how the total file size will affect your customers’ costs and your own printing cost, if applicable.

As an author, you might decide to self-publish your fiction or nonfiction book. The choice is yours. Just focus on good content that wows your readers. That is all that really matters.

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