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Do you love to write? Do you
want to write your own book or already have a draft ready to be sent to a book
publisher? In the competition between professional writers or beginner writers,
the process of submitting your draft to a publisher can take a long time.
Print on demand or self-publishing could be one solution, so that your book can immediately be accessed by everyone. Ahmad Arkan Ichsan, student of HighScope published his own book by print on demand. “Innocent Fast Forward” is about the kids who lived in the World War II era.
Arkan also admitted that he was inspired by his own life story while he was bullied by some of his friends in his old school, so he preferred spending his time with a laptop and doing a lot of research in order to write his book to hang out with friends. He is also interested in history, especially the world war. And he put these ideas together and wrote a book.
“I also worry that my book would not be accepted by the Indonesian market. However, I think there are too many Indonesian writers who write their books in Bahasa Indonesia, in my opinion if I write my own book in English, it won't only be sold in Indonesia, but also the international market,” said Arkan.
“For now, I published the book myself and then print them at the regular printer. I am also selling these o friends before going to market. I promote my book on social media and my friends seem curious with my book, although so far there are only 5 people who have bought it,” Arkan added.
According to him, he sells his book for Rp 94.000,00/copy which is the typical price at bookstores. Arkan also said that book interest among Indonesian youngsters is relative and depends on the current trend.
“For example, The Hobbit, the book when it is released along with the film, there are many people who buy it. I think, when a book is filmed like Harry Potter, the fans think that the book version is better than the film, it can give the audience a wild imagination.”
Print on demand or self-publishing could be one solution, so that your book can immediately be accessed by everyone. Ahmad Arkan Ichsan, student of HighScope published his own book by print on demand. “Innocent Fast Forward” is about the kids who lived in the World War II era.
Arkan also admitted that he was inspired by his own life story while he was bullied by some of his friends in his old school, so he preferred spending his time with a laptop and doing a lot of research in order to write his book to hang out with friends. He is also interested in history, especially the world war. And he put these ideas together and wrote a book.
“I also worry that my book would not be accepted by the Indonesian market. However, I think there are too many Indonesian writers who write their books in Bahasa Indonesia, in my opinion if I write my own book in English, it won't only be sold in Indonesia, but also the international market,” said Arkan.
“For now, I published the book myself and then print them at the regular printer. I am also selling these o friends before going to market. I promote my book on social media and my friends seem curious with my book, although so far there are only 5 people who have bought it,” Arkan added.
According to him, he sells his book for Rp 94.000,00/copy which is the typical price at bookstores. Arkan also said that book interest among Indonesian youngsters is relative and depends on the current trend.
“For example, The Hobbit, the book when it is released along with the film, there are many people who buy it. I think, when a book is filmed like Harry Potter, the fans think that the book version is better than the film, it can give the audience a wild imagination.”
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