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There are a lot of steps if you are trying to publish a book and if you are trying to publish a book without taking any external help then you must do everything by yourself.

While designing, the book cover might seem like the most difficult task and you might even need to hire a cover designer to do it.

However, the most difficult task or rather the task that has a pre-determined set of rules and that needs to be done perfectly is the book’s layout.

It is simply an integral part of the book that cannot be ignored no matter how good the book design experience is for the reader.

Be it best-selling authors or new authors in the industry, be it physical books or digital copies, the book’s internal layout is something that no one gets wrong.

SO, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

The critical problem here is that it is quite a time-consuming and difficult process to get the book’s layout perfect. There are professionals who do it and if you are someone who wants to do everything about their book then you must at least use a professional print book formatting software.

They are many options and let us talk about one of the most popular options in this blog.

WELCOME TO THE VELLUM SOFTWARE REVIEW

Vellum is a book formatting software that is geared towards beauty. People can use this software to format a beautiful book and this includes print book formatting as well as eBook formatting.

This software is easy to use and geared towards non-professionals who are not accustomed to formatting a book.

While there are excellent options like Adobe InDesign, however, they are difficult for a beginner and quite complicated.  However, Vellum is for people who love DIY.  It is for the people who do not want to leave any part of the book to be done by someone else and who always like to be hands-on with everything.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

Vellum comes in three versions

• FREE – This version is available to anyone who downloads the app. However, there are a few things to notice. This is not a free version but a free trial version which lasts for just 15 days.  You can do everything that you do in all the paid versions but you cannot generate and export copies of the formatted book.  However, this version will help you understand the app and how it works.
• VELLUM EBOOKS – Just as the name suggests, this version is only capable of generating ebooks. You can generate an unlimited number of ebooks from this paid version which costs a one-time $199.99.  this is already quite high compared to the other softwares but this is a one-time payment and not a subscription model.
• VELLUM PRESS – This is the most expensive version of the app which will allow you to do everything that this software is capable of. There is a one-time fee of $50 extra and this version is geared for professional use.

HERE ARE THE FEATURES OF VELLUM

• BOOK STYLES

This is one of the most popular features of this app as this allows the user to already select from a good list of aesthetic and professional book styles.  Depending on the book style that you choose, you can see the changes in the book’s headers and footers, caption, block quotation, heading, first paragraph, body and ornamental break.

• IMPORT CAPABILITIES

While this is not a special feature, having this featured in a book formatting app is important. Vellum identifies DOCX files and generally does a good job in identifying chapter headings and is able to automatically separate chapters.

• PREVIEW MODE

This feature is quite useful if you are trying to export your eBook for a certain platform.  While working on the project you can preview what the book will look like on different platforms such as Kindle, iPhone, Android tablet, Kobo etc.

• EBOOK AND PRINT BOOK GENERATOR

Vellum lets you generate different types of ebook formats and also preview what they will look like on each platform.  Additionally, you can also find a good interface when you are trying to generate a print book as it does a good job of optimising and formatting for print.

There are important features that also make this one of the best book writing software.  However, there are some things that we do not like about this software.

One of the most important drawbacks is that there is no windows version and as we know windows is the biggest PC platform and them not having a windows version cripples the software from good markets.  There is also no option to add footnotes.  Adding images is also quite difficult.

If you are someone who does not want to spend so much on a book formatting software and if you are someone who likes to depend on and trust professionals for doing this then we are here to help you.

We are Orange Publishers and we are the fastest growing and most popular self-publishing book house in India and we will not only ensure that your manuscript is edited but we will also use our custom book formatting proprietary software to format your book and will also have our experts examine it manually.

This is an error proof step far better than Vellum.

Of course, since you’re publishing with us, this process is completely complementary and after we are done formatting the book, we can move forward with the publishing and book marketing which is also under the same roof.

In today’s blog, we are going to talk about a special book.

‘Sails of Bliss’, is a collection of poems by Siham Sarawat.

This collection of poems is unique because of several reasons. Before going into these reasons, let us talk about something special about this collection of poems.

This has to do with the purpose of literature in our lives.

WHAT MAKES SAILS OF BLISS UNIQUE?

Sails Of Bliss is unique because it manages to capture perspective.

Sails of Bliss will help you transport your mind and body and conscience into an intermediary state where you are one with nature.

This book is excellent for everyone to just sit back and reflect on life.

The imagery is phenomenal and manages to transport you to moments from the poet’s life.

WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK DIFFERENT FROM EVERYTHING OUT THERE.

If we have to simply define what is the thing that makes this book different and worth every minute of your time we would say one simple word.

‘Simple’.

Simple is not a negative here. Simple is the more difficult thing to achieve.

This is because often times bringing in complex topics and subjects and simplifying them so that it is understood by everyone is a challenge that is one of the most difficult things to do.

This collection of poems will simply treat you like a friend and ask you to stop whatever you are doing.

It will tell you to reflect on life and that is probably one of the most important things you can do to have a deeper understanding of life.

This book is simple because the topics that the poem talks about are monumentous and yet the level of simplicity the poet brings to the writing is simply amazing.

The poet uses simplicity as a tool to help us not only understand something that is being talked about but feel it.

This is the same as hearing something and yet understanding the essence of it at the same time.

SAILS OF BLISS AND NATURE

Sails of Bliss is the perfect ode to nature. One of the things that you might be reminded of while reading the poems are the romantic poets.

This is the perfect memoir of that period of poetry wherein poets used to critically analyse nature in a way that personified nature into something more than what the eye could see.

This book is exactly that.

From the vivid descriptions of seasons to the descriptions of going amidst nature, Sails of Bliss will help you connect more with nature.

One might say that love is disconnected from nature and that nature is different from human experiences but every notion of that will be broken after you start reading the poems.

JUST NATURE?

Of course not,  we should not limit this book to just nature itself

This book is more than that.

Sails of Bliss is focused on feelings and poems like Ode to Sari captures that notion and perspective.

There are also other poems that capture memories and moments and celebrates them. Poems like Candlelight Memoir do a stunning job of illuminating moments and celebrating them in the grander scheme of life.

SHOULD YOU GET A COPY OF SAILS OF BLISS?

The question is not that you should get a copy but the question should be how many copies.

It is very rare in the South Asian literary scene that a book like this comes about wearing perspective as a crown in its flawless execution.

The most important reason why you must get a copy of Sails of Bliss is the fact that this book is timeless.

This book is going to stay relevant today the next year and for the next 100 years.

This book is not just a collection of poems but a memoir of life itself as the poet transports you with her to all these places with nature being a companion.

The sheer amount of vivid imagery used in itself can classify this book as a lofty work but add to it the human element and not just nature and you can immerse yourself quite easily.

You can hear and feel the wind and water and sights and smells and remember the moments.

This is not just the celebration of nature but life itself as this book talks about observations and the poems talk about the inner meanings behind simple objects and how they can bring bliss into a life.

If you are someone who likes to reflect on things and likes to celebrate memories then this book is perfect for you because this book in a single sentence is a memoir of moments.

Get your copy today at purushottam bookstore as well as on Amazon and Flipkart.

Proofreading is one of the most important things you must do as an author.

Even if you are not an author but a writer or someone who works in the corporate, you still have to proofread corporate copies and check out grammar mistakes now and then.

If you are an academician you must proofread academic writing.

Proofreading is not just about looking for grammar and using a spell checker or even using writing guides to find out if the text is alright.

Proofreading is much more than that.

In this blog, we are going to find out what are the most important things you must keep in mind while proofreading.

This will allow you to create your own ultimate proofreading checklist and even share this essential profile checklist with people you know.

HERE ARE THINGS TO REMEMBER WHILE CREATING A PROOFREADING CHECKLIST

• TONE

One of the most important things you must keep in mind while proofreading anything is the tone.

The tone can be different depending upon the type of paper and copy your proofreading.

If it is a product-based copy then it must have an encouraging tone, if it is an official document or proofreading and editing resource archives then it must have a formal tone.

The tone is the soul of the copy and therefore you must nail it exactly.

There is no single professional profiting checklist suitable for everyone, you must create your own

Depending upon the type of writing you are proofreading, you must ensure the proper tone.

• TYPOS

The second most important thing that you must keep in mind while proofreading is typos.

Typos are typing mistakes and these mistakes can be spelling and punctuation and even grammar.

This is essential because people view a body of text with a degree of seriousness only when the body is free of any typos.

If there are any typos then that body of text can even be discarded depending upon the seriousness of the situation.

Typos are easy to correct nowadays because there are good grammar correction tools which are even free and online.

• FLOW

This is often overlooked but this is also a crucial part of proofreading.

Flow or coherence is one of the most important aspects of a well-written paper and in this case, you must maintain a certain flow.

Flow is important because flow allows the paper to be more readable and more understandable.

The main purpose of writing is to express your opinions and fulfil an objective and if the flow of writing is incoherent then that will defeat the purpose of writing as a whole.

So, you must keep the flow in mind whenever you are proofreading.

• VOCABULARY

Vocabulary is a balancing act and what we mean by that is that you must always do a balance of vocabulary.

If you try to use too much extensive vocabulary and uncommon words then that piece might seem pretentious.

If you use too little good vocabulary then that paper might even seem amateur.

This is why you must always keep vocabulary in the right balance whenever you are proofreading.

• JARGON

Jargon is like flow and vocabulary combined.

Use too much jargon and people outside the field and subject will not even understand what the paper is about.

Use too little jargon and then you might seem like an amateur who does not know anything about the field their writing on.

You must also make sure that the paper has jargon that is compliant with the geolocation it is being written in.

If a paper is being written in Australia then it must contain a few native acronyms and words so as to seem familiar to the readers.

• SHORTENING

A large part of profiting is about shortening sentences and shortening paragraphs.

This is because whenever the writer writes something they might add too many adjectives and adverbs but when it is read from a proofreader’s standpoint it might seem excessive.

Your goal of the paper or the text must be to get the point across without weakening the main theme by using excessive words.

This is where a proofreader comes in because they can shorten and out the written piece and make it concise and yet not boring.

This was the blog about proofreading.  Proofreading is something that we rely on heavily when we receive a manuscript from our authors at Orange Publishers.

If you are an author and you are worried that your piece might have typos and other flaws that make it unfit for publication, do not worry because our in-house proofreaders are experts in the field who can make sure that your piece is in the perfect order before it goes into publishing.

We are Orange Publishers and we are the fastest-growing and most trusted book publishing house in India.

We will make sure that your work is published in the most seamless manner and we will take care of everything from the printing, publishing and marketing as well as copyright.

An anthology is a very powerful presentation. An anthology has the power to be distant yet reinforce themes ideas and feelings like nothing else. It is the living of different lives interconnected by similar strings of relativity and emotion that bind together scenarios and characters into an expressive expression of a time and city.

What makes Anekdota by Dr Debapi Roy unique is the fact that it is neither an anthology about a place nor about time, although many might argue that it is the contemporary anthology of Kolkata during the pandemic and while that is true, we have a different opinion. It is an anthology of something far more important and of far more nuance. Anekdota is an anthology of people.

Anekdota can easily be classified as a memoir of memoirs for regular people. Multiple dynamic characters play excellent roles in showcasing the common struggles and this rhymes across the city. It is purely contemporary in the sense that it sheds light on a topic that is rarely talked about in Indian literature.

ANEKDOTA IS RARE

Anekdota is rare and we say this because it talks about topics that are generally missed out in the crowd of other thoughts, ideas and topics. It is an eyepiece into the lives of working professionals and it sheds a light on the nuanced lives of these characters. Anekdota is a celebration of holding out the sacrifices as well as the moments these characters experience and it is a celebration of life. Dr Debapi Roy has created a masterpiece in storytelling through vivid anecdotes by these stories.

ANEKDOTA IS A DOCUMENTATION

The pandemic is a monumental and catastrophic event in the history of our human civilization and any records whether fiction or nonfiction will serve as a guide to understanding the problems and the situations of the people who had to live through the pandemic. Anekdota does brilliant justice to these times by bringing out the raw emotions and the mental picture of people who had to live through the pandemic. Rarely does a piece of work like this come out in the Indian literary scene that manages to encapsulate everything that has happened and the impact it had on the minds of people. The characters belong to different classes and different echelons of society and this book manages to capture all the different or similar experiences of these individuals.

A RARE WINDOW INTO HEALTHCARE

Whenever we come across any piece of literature that has been composed during any biological catastrophe, we often get to hear from regular writers about daily life. While that is alright, it is rare to find a good anecdote from someone directly involved in curing the pandemic, we rarely get to hear about the struggles of the pandemic from a healthcare professional. This is what makes Anekdota a more than worthwhile read. Anekdota comes from someone actively involved in relief measures during the pandemic. Therefore, the window Anekdota manages to showcase is perhaps one of the most accurate depictions of the state of human minds during a pandemic.

While there are anecdotes from doctors that talk about life during the pandemic, Anekdota goes a step further, it talks about the healthcare professionals themselves and this is quite a rare occurrence as this is quite rarely talked about.

To conclude, Anekdota is for the living, breathing and thinking soul, it is a testament to storytelling, it is a testament to untangling complex issues into a soluble and comforting amalgamation that is simultaneously beautiful.

Should you read Anekdota? We would suggest that you not only read Anekdota but grab a second copy because after reading this book you would want to hold onto it and preserve a copy of Anekddota as it preserves yours and our emotions during one of the toughest times in our living conscience.

Get your copy today at purushottam bookstore as well as on Amazon and Flipkart.

Ebooks are great in general. You might have always wondered how to make money from ebooks? You might have also thought about how people make money with ebooks on Amazon and even if you should write ebooks for money.
Don’t worry because in this blog we’re going to tell you everything you need to know about ebooks and how to make money selling ebooks.
• IDEA – The first step to writing an ebook is the same as writing a book and that is to get a good idea. You can have original ideas like making an ebook out of your essays or a storybook or novel or even think about a practical guide on something. You can write ebooks about self-help as well as translation ebooks in the language that you are fluent in if you are bilingual. There are a lot of good ideas out there and you simply need to choose one that suits you.

• BOOK QUALITY – If you want to know how to make money with ebooks for free then you must remember a simple thing and that is your ebook must be of high quality. By quality, we mean that it should not have silly mistakes or grammatical mistakes. You can use free software like Grammarly to make sure your ebook is alright.

• PLATFORM – This is one of the most important steps of publishing your ebook and that is to create a passive income strategy. The first step of the strategy is to find the ideal platform to publish your ebook. After you have created the ebook through any online ebook creator you can now focus on publishing it. There are excellent platforms out there to choose from here are a few.
– ORANGE PUBLISHERS – As the fastest-growing book publishing company in India and with a mission to support self-published authors and with terms and conditions that are always transparent and with the process of publishing that is simple and fluid, we cannot miss this opportunity to recommend ourselves to you as we will always welcome you to publish your ebook with the level of control that you desire.

– AMAZON KINDLE DIRECT PUBLISHING(KDP)- Perhaps one of the biggest platforms out there, Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing can help you publish your ebooks as well as provide tools for you to convert your manuscript into the kindle format. They are also trying to push that new platform Kindle Vella, the subscription-based model of ebook reading.

– RAKUTEN KOBO- The company started as an ebook reader manufacturer and now is slowly shifting towards publishing ebooks and it can be a good platform for you. However, the popularity of this platform is not as high as Orange Publishers or KDP.

– SELLFY – This is a multifaceted website where you can sell anything digital and if your ebook is in any digital format then you can sell it there.

– SMASHWORDS – This is more of an ebook distributor than a publisher because they can distribute your ebook to all the biggest ebook platforms with Smashwords.

• MARKETING – After you’ve published your ebook, you must now come up with a solid marketing strategy that will include a marketing funnel that does the ebook promotion for you. Before doing that, we would ask you to do your own research and find out the answers to a few questions like how to make money on kindle or for example how ebook sales work. After doing a bit of rudimentary research on the sales and money-making point of things, you can then start with your marketing strategy wherein you must use any and every means necessary to promote your ebook. These may include

– BLOG POST
– SOCIAL MEDIA
– EMAIL NEWSLETTER
– RUNNING ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGN
This was a simple guide for you to understand how to make money from ebooks. If you are someone who is concerned that the big corporations are always charging too much percentages for your ebook then we had here for you. We are Orange Publishers, India’s most trusted self-publishing book house and we are on a mission to support everything that is related to self-publishing. We will provide you with the best bookselling margins wherein you will get to make money as we support you throughout the publishing process. The concept of ebooks can seem new and they are but you do not have to worry because with us you can reach new levels of literary fame.

SO, WHAT IS KINDLE VELLA?

Before we start with this question, you need to know what is KDP.

KDP is Kindle Direct Publishing, which is Amazon’s e-book self-publishing platform. This is where authors get to publish their e-books for free. While the margins are not that good and only exceed up to 70% with most being in the range of 30%. This is quite considering our self-publishing terms and royalties at Orange Publishers where the author makes the most profit on all books sold.

So how does KDP tie into Kindle Vella?

This is where things get interesting.

KINDLE VELLA

Kindle Vella is something revolutionary. It is this new way of publishing and interaction with the reader that was impossible before the internet. Kindle Vella lets authors publish serialized stories, one episode at a time. This ties in perfectly with the rise in series culture in nearly all forms of art from TV series to YouTube videos, music releases etc. Everything in 2022 is slowly but surely moving to the serialized model of publishing which ensures longer user engagement.

The unique thing about Kindle Vella is that it brings this to the literary world. With this, authors can hope to gain the same level of engagement with their audience and ensure their work stays relevant and also ensure they get to compete with the already established names of the literary world.

IS THIS CONCEPT REALLY NEW?

Well from a concept point of view we can’t say similar models haven’t been tried ever before. Novels of fiction from authors like Arthur Conan Doyle etc have been published in a serialized format but serious works of literature have to be limited to novels. Because of the outreach limitations authors prior to this haven’t really been able to break down their novels into chapters and release them weekly or daily. Doing so in paper format is cumbersome and printing and publishing them orderly is quite the effort no publishing house likes to deal with.

From this standpoint, Kindle Vella ensures that the episodes or chapters or even small segments of chapters get released according to the breakdown the author wants.

HOW TO GET AMAZON VELLA?

Here’s some good news and some bad news, the good news is that Vella can be installed both from the Apple Appstore and the Google Play store. The bad news is that it’s still a US exclusive offering. This is primarily because it’s still in its early stages as Amazon checks if it is a viable business model worth launching to the global wider market.

HOW DO YOU READ STORIES IN AMAZON VELLA?

Currently, as the model stands, you can read the first three episodes of an offering for free and upon liking and seeing if that series is for you, you can then buy tokens which you can redeem on new episodes.

Here’s a breakdown of the token prices

Number of tokens Price Price of each token Rough word count

200 $1.99 $0.01 20,000

525 $4.99 $0.0095 52,500

1100 $9.99 $0.009 110,000

1700 $14.99 $0.0088 170,000

The more tokens you purchase the cheaper you get them. There are also exclusive offers to choose from. You also get a Crown after completing a story which you can use as a rating to give the best series. This determines the ranking of the series and the author.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR THE AUTHOR?

Currently, the royalties depend upon the tokens but there’s a catch. The author only gets 50% of the royalties and the other 50 is taken by Amazon.

CONCLUSION

So, is the Vella worth your time? Well, there are a few things we personally do not like, like the complex token system and the US exclusivity and the high royalty cuts taken by Amazon. But considering all things, this is still quite a new and revolutionary idea worth your time. Maybe try it as a reader and maybe you will like it.

For the author, although this gives you a good platform, it isn’t worth it for such meagre royalty shares. And if you are someone who wants more autonomy and power to stay with the author, Orange Publishers is the perfect destination for you because we provide the most seamless publishing experience and clear royalty deals which are the best in the market. We take of every aspect of the publishing process. If you are going to be an author, why fall for big corporations when you can rightfully publish and be an author, at Orange Publishers.

Outsourcing any book and especially an eBook is quite common. You might ask who are the people who outsource their books. They can be people who want to write down their research papers but do not have the time and writing skills and they can also be lecturers who want to make the lectures into an eBook for their students as well as people who are engaged in different professions and simply do not have the time to write a book and even businessmen who want to write business eBooks and much more.

This usually happens as the person who wants to write the book has a clear set of goals and ideas and they either do not have the time or the resources or the skills to write a full-fledged eBook and this is when they start looking for ghost-writers and content writers who are going to write the book for them. But before we begin there are a few critical steps of understanding that they must know.

· PRE-OUTSOURCING

If you are someone who is not writing your book but rather outsourcing it then your role changes slightly and you become more like a project manager who has to manage the process of their book being written. And like any project, they have to fulfil a few tasks necessary for the completion of the book. Let us see in the next point what are these tasks.

· GOALS

Before you even start the process of hiring any book writer to write your eBook, you must be clear yourself about the reason for writing this book. This book is maybe written if you want to shed light on the industry you are working in and thereby you also need a writer who is familiar with this industry. If you are doing this as a motivational book so that people might get uplifted then you must also choose a writer who understands motivational speech. If this book is purely academic and will serve as a guide for your students then you must also find a writer who has an academic background and knows how to write academic material. We are basically saying that you must find the writer that fits the bill and understands the scope and goal for your writing of this book. This makes it quite easy for them to write the book.

· EXPLAINING THE WORK

Explaining the scope of a book is of the essence when you are starting this endeavour with the writer you have hired. It is important that you explain to them what is the reason for you writing this book and also what are the tasks they have to do. This will also include your vision about the book which may include how long you want the book to be and how many chapters you want to be there and even the word limit and paragraph limit. You can also explain to the writer that you want graphic diagrams as well as any other requirements. This type is quite important as this step prevents any miscommunication and dissatisfaction after the work has been completed.

· THE PREPARATION

This is probably the most important stage of the process wherein you get to hand over all your research notes and clip notes and any other material that you want to include in the

book. This stage also contains the project plan in detail and everything that you want them to do in the book which may also include various illustrations as well as various sources of inspiration that led you to start this book. The more in-depth you are in this process the better your outcome will be and the better the writer’s final book will resemble your vision. This is also the point where you want to establish a good working relationship with the eBook writer as you would want to express as much as you want for your vision of the book.

· THE OUTSOURCING

There are a lot of places where you can outsource your book. Let us talk about a few of these options.

A. FREELANCE WEBSITES AND PLATFORMS

This is probably one of the most cost-effective and one of the most popular options out there. You can visit a few of the most popular freelancing websites wherein you can choose a writer of your liking based on their ratings and even their past work success rate. These writers are generally good at what they do and can produce satisfactory results.

B. GHOSTWRITING WEBSITES

If you are looking for professional work and by that we mean work that is certified to be of the best quality then you can visit dedicated ghost-writing websites where you will find the best writers who are professionals in what they do and have years of experience and you will be able to work with them seamlessly.

· POST-OUTSOURCING

This is probably the trickiest part for you as the patron of this eBook. At this stage, you would like to have close supervision while the writer does the writing. This is where that healthy working relationship comes into play if you have a good working relationship already established with the writer then you can give them pointers as to which way the eBook should head. You can also give them materials while they do the work and assist them and also approve the outline that they provide you. And after all the supervision work and a few back and forths between you and the eBook writer, you can finalize the work.

This was a brief how-to guide for you to outsource your eBook. And if you are comfortable with outsourcing your eBook then you are also knowledgeable enough to understand that the best way to publish an eBook is through self-publishing where you get to decide where and how the book is published and promoted and this is where we come in. We are Orange Publishers; India’s premium self-publishing book house and we would love to assist you in publishing your eBook.

Ask someone who is into publishing about the lengths they have to go to ensure that the image they are using does not violate anyone’s copyright and they will tell you how staggering that is. Copyright is an issue that is there to protect creative content creators and copyrights can be issued to anything creative and that includes songs videos movies as well as the simple image.

COPYRIGHT A BOON AND A CURSE?

If you are a writer and an author then this is probably bad news for you because let’s face it creating your images after you have written a book can seem like a lot of work. Creating illustrations or even hiring a professional illustrator for adding images to your published book can also seem like a lot of work.

The biggest mistake you as an author can do right now is pick up any odd image from Google and hope that this image is in circulation so the original right holders and owners of this image will not probably care but you would be mistaken.

HOW COPYRIGHT CAN COME TO BITE YOU!

Copyright laws are enacted to protect the use of various materials such as images and corporate laws are strictly enforced when someone who has not created the image or does not hold the rights to the image is using that image for commercial purposes. If you are trying to add that image to your book you would be doing that very thing. You may wonder that your book is now published and it’s going great and the sales are good and no one seems to have knocked on the door that you are in the clear but you should probably check your business email where there will be probably an email where a lawyer is asking you to take down the image and call back all the books in circulation with that image. The lawyer is asking on behalf of that company for an exorbitant fee for using their image without their permission.  Failing to do this can actually end you up at court where you are on the losing side because you do not have any proper reason to use the image and legally you are in the wrong.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW?

The best way to go about this if you are a new author and you do not have a lot of capital and you’re simply starting out is to look for websites that offer images with the CC licence which is the creative commons licence.  We would not like to mention any websites because the websites change their policy from time to time but if you do a quick Google search you will always come across a website that offers images from hobbyists to everyone to use their images for any purpose and that also includes commercial purpose.  While some images make come with the additional task of you having to mention the actual author of the image as an acknowledgement in your book but overall creative commons licence images are good to use.  The only problem with this is that aunt a lot of them are around and because it’s free it is probably bring used by others.

WHAT’S THE BEST THING TO DO?

You can always go and visit various stock image websites like Shutterstock etc and get a subscription. Any image you download from them while the subscription is active will also come with a licence to use that image and once you’ve obtained that image, you are free to use it as you like. Although we would still suggest you look up the TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY?

Let’s bring you in on a secret! Well, not a secret really. As for being the best self-publishing book house in India, we at Orange Publishers have this covered. Illustrators? We have them. Photographers and graphic designers for your book illustrations? We have them in our team as well. With us, you do not have to worry about any lawyers and legal copyright hassle. We will take care of everything, from providing you endless choices on illustrations and images to be included in your book, to creating custom images for your book. All you have to do is pretty simple considering our reputation, simply trust us. Let’s walk this literary journey to success together.