![A how-to guide for self-publishing Print on demand (POD) publishing, which means print runs can be as small as one copy, has revolutionised self-publishing. As evidence, online publisher Thorpe-Bowker’s research shows the number of self-published books in the US has grown by 287 per cent since 2006, totalling more than 235,000 titles in 2012. There are no comparable figures for Australia, although anecdotal evidence from Australian self-publishing houses suggests there has been a similar boom in self-published books here. There are a number of different self-publishing models authors can choose and it’s worth reviewing the different options before deciding which way to go. Teaki Page, author of The New Facts of Life: Why you're normal if you don't crave sex explains there are three main options open to self-publishers. Advertisement “The first is to organise everything yourself such as typesetting, ISBN, barcodes, book cover design and printing, which costs anywhere from $200 to a few thousand dollars,” Page explains. This gives authors the greatest opportunity for profit as it is a fixed cost to print and the author receives the entire cover price from any sales generated, minus distribution and marketing costs. “Then there are full-service companies such as Xlibris that do everything for you, but you really pay for it. This will cost you several thousand dollars minimum and your selling options are limited and your royalties are low,” Page says. When it comes to e-books, many use an aggregator such as Smashwords, a free service that converts books into the most common e-book formats such as iBook, Nook and Kindle. “Smashwords charges a very modest commission of around 5 per cent, while Apple charges 30 per cent,” says Page. Andy McDermott, director of self-publishing house Publicious, points out that a difficulty facing self-published authors is getting their books into bricks and mortar bookstores. “This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Self-published authors can easily list their titles on online bookstores such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble and retain control over the recommended retail price and sell books worldwide,” he says. “But I wouldn’t recommend trying to open accounts with all the online bookstores. A good self-publishing provider can take care of all this for you,” he says. After reviewing her options, Alison Skate, author of Ambush Proposals: The Hero's Guide to Wedding Proposals, chose a POD service called Lightning Source. “Lightning Source has branches internationally and an efficient distribution service. Within weeks of publishing my book was listed on hundreds of online bookstores around the world. The fees are minimal, less than $50 per year per title, with no further fees paid per sale, except for the cost of printing each book,” she explains. Skate says Amazon’s self-publishing platform CreateSpace is also worth considering. “Books that are distributed through Amazon and published through CreateSpace tend to receive higher Amazon ratings than the same book published with another POD service. There is also a publishing service available through CreateSpace that includes a basic form of editing, cover templates and print layouts. There are various levels of support, with a good package available for between US$1,700 and US$2,000,” she says. CreateSpace’s biggest drawback is the need to obtain a US employee number or give up 30 per cent of the cover price of each book, which is retained for tax purposes. With an employee number this figure drops to around 5 per cent. Australian self-publishing service providers warn it’s important to check the fine print before signing a printing and distribution agreement. “People don’t read the fine print of the agreements,” says Paul Higgs, director of self-publishing house Palmer Higgs. “Then when they want to get the files so they can organise distribution in Australia they find the service provider owns the copyright to the cover and internal page design, and the only way to get the files back is to buy them back from the provider. Some of these publishers come into the market at a cheap price and by the end of it [if they want to retain copyright] the author has a second mortgage on the house,” Higgs says. When it comes to return on investment, Blythe Rowe, author of Bullies, Blamers, Bludgers – the three things killing productivity and profitability in modern business, says for her the return hasn’t come from book sales, but from the doors the book has opened. Rowe estimates she spent around $10,000 producing and printing 1,000 copies of her book. “I’m not necessarily going to make my money back from book sales. But the book has produced leads that have turned into speaking gigs, which have helped pay back my investment. It’s also generated media coverage and introductions I otherwise would not have had. It gets me in the door so it’s been $10,000 well spent.”](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7E6lYVkEJF8XphZlA8bP2z4LrTUUhkLVL1T-yzhNDy5sfOg_keL9-EFAQ-mUVGHN6YuiSCSHbmgJfcegYGvC2kGd7HiDKTHTaHq3QLNd9S4rTJYEc_Dum1WV9njL8x5v2PU_pgBtYpI3F/s1600/download+(10).jpg "A how-to guide for self-publishing Print on demand (POD) publishing, which means print runs can be as small as one copy, has revolutionised self-publishing. As evidence, online publisher Thorpe-Bowker’s research shows the number of self-published books in the US has grown by 287 per cent since 2006, totalling more than 235,000 titles in 2012. There are no comparable figures for Australia, although anecdotal evidence from Australian self-publishing houses suggests there has been a similar boom in self-published books here. There are a number of different self-publishing models authors can choose and it’s worth reviewing the different options before deciding which way to go. Teaki Page, author of The New Facts of Life: Why you're normal if you don't crave sex explains there are three main options open to self-publishers. Advertisement “The first is to organise everything yourself such as typesetting, ISBN, barcodes, book cover design and printing, which costs anywhere from $200 to a few thousand dollars,” Page explains. This gives authors the greatest opportunity for profit as it is a fixed cost to print and the author receives the entire cover price from any sales generated, minus distribution and marketing costs. “Then there are full-service companies such as Xlibris that do everything for you, but you really pay for it. This will cost you several thousand dollars minimum and your selling options are limited and your royalties are low,” Page says. When it comes to e-books, many use an aggregator such as Smashwords, a free service that converts books into the most common e-book formats such as iBook, Nook and Kindle. “Smashwords charges a very modest commission of around 5 per cent, while Apple charges 30 per cent,” says Page. Andy McDermott, director of self-publishing house Publicious, points out that a difficulty facing self-published authors is getting their books into bricks and mortar bookstores. “This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Self-published authors can easily list their titles on online bookstores such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble and retain control over the recommended retail price and sell books worldwide,” he says. “But I wouldn’t recommend trying to open accounts with all the online bookstores. A good self-publishing provider can take care of all this for you,” he says. After reviewing her options, Alison Skate, author of Ambush Proposals: The Hero's Guide to Wedding Proposals, chose a POD service called Lightning Source. “Lightning Source has branches internationally and an efficient distribution service. Within weeks of publishing my book was listed on hundreds of online bookstores around the world. The fees are minimal, less than $50 per year per title, with no further fees paid per sale, except for the cost of printing each book,” she explains. Skate says Amazon’s self-publishing platform CreateSpace is also worth considering. “Books that are distributed through Amazon and published through CreateSpace tend to receive higher Amazon ratings than the same book published with another POD service. There is also a publishing service available through CreateSpace that includes a basic form of editing, cover templates and print layouts. There are various levels of support, with a good package available for between US$1,700 and US$2,000,” she says. CreateSpace’s biggest drawback is the need to obtain a US employee number or give up 30 per cent of the cover price of each book, which is retained for tax purposes. With an employee number this figure drops to around 5 per cent. Australian self-publishing service providers warn it’s important to check the fine print before signing a printing and distribution agreement. “People don’t read the fine print of the agreements,” says Paul Higgs, director of self-publishing house Palmer Higgs. “Then when they want to get the files so they can organise distribution in Australia they find the service provider owns the copyright to the cover and internal page design, and the only way to get the files back is to buy them back from the provider. Some of these publishers come into the market at a cheap price and by the end of it [if they want to retain copyright] the author has a second mortgage on the house,” Higgs says. When it comes to return on investment, Blythe Rowe, author of Bullies, Blamers, Bludgers – the three things killing productivity and profitability in modern business, says for her the return hasn’t come from book sales, but from the doors the book has opened. Rowe estimates she spent around $10,000 producing and printing 1,000 copies of her book. “I’m not necessarily going to make my money back from book sales. But the book has produced leads that have turned into speaking gigs, which have helped pay back my investment. It’s also generated media coverage and introductions I otherwise would not have had. It gets me in the door so it’s been $10,000 well spent.”")
As most of the people age, they begin to lose balance and suppleness, among alternative indicators of condition, creating it even less doubtless that they'd try Associate in Nursing activity like yoga that involves stretching and holding poses surely lengths of your time. Recently a gaggle of researchers in Taiwan developed a kind of yoga exercise program that they've named “silver yoga.”
This program, developed by bird genus, Tseng, and colleagues (2), consists of 4 phases:
20 minute tune-up of eight poses to lighten up the body;
20 minutes of hatha-style yoga during which seven light stretching postures area unit performed;
10 minutes of relaxation during which 3 activities to rest the body area unit performed; and
15 minutes of target-hunting imaging to facilitate relaxation.
This program was critically reviewed by consultants within the fields of yoga, senior exercise, geriatric nursing, geriatric therapy, osteopathy, sports physiology, medicine, and/or sports injuries (2).
In a study printed in Nursing analysis, Chen, Fan, and colleagues (1) studied a gaggle of fifty five participants aged sixty five or older World Health Organization participated in twenty four weeks of a 3 time per week silver yoga exercise program. Measures of body composition, cardiovascular-respiratory perform, flexibility, muscular power and endurance, balance, and legerity were taken before the study began, at twelve weeks, and at twenty four weeks.
At the top of the study, participants within the silver yoga cluster had considerably reduced body fat proportion, weakened respiration rate (indicating that the exercise took less effort, and improved shoulder vary of motion (right shoulder abduction) compared to their pre-silver yoga measurements (1). to boot, the silver yoga cluster had improved all told measured condition classes when put next to the management cluster at the top of the twenty four week study.
As the general population ages, it's turning into a lot of necessary than ever for senior-based health programs to be developed and enforced to stay our seniors healthy and cut back the burden on the health care system. A silver yoga program is simply one amongst several exercise choices for older adults to participate in to completely have an effect on their health. The importance of the on top of study is that it shows that exercise programs tailored specifically to the skills and wishes of Associate in Nursing older population will, in fact, improve their overall physical health.
Silver Yoga Improves Fitness in Seniors