It doesn't stop there:

There’s not much point in being in print if no one reads your book. As you write think hard about who your reader is. Write for that readership – not just to suit yourself.
 
Whether you are published by a mainstream publisher, a print-on-demand subsidy publisher, or whether you self-publish, you will need to be involved in the active marketing of your book.
 
Unless you are exceptionally talented or extremely lucky (and probably both) you will not, as a beginning writer, find yourself displayed in Waterstone’s window.
 
It will pay you to get a good agent if you can. If not, ask your Commissioning Editor (mainstream publishers) what budget will be allocated to marketing your book and what you can do to help.
 
If you do decide to go down alternative routes, you will need to put on your creative marketing hat, do a lot of networking, and probably seek professional help with the publicity.
 
Talk to people first before you make key decisions about your book. Do it at the earliest possible stage.

Talk to people who know.

And now you know about Context-uk…
 
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Talk to Jenny Hewitt of the Jacqui Bennet Writers Bureau: www.jbwb.co.uk