The fine print of self-publishing.
written by Julie R. Neidlinger 1 comments link this postI still get a lot of emails from my Airleaf Publishing post, some from writers asking me in-depth questions and all kinds of other help which I am not equipped or experienced enough to give. Nor do I have the extra time in which to respond to all the emails. I merely wrote the post at the time as a way to make others aware of one incident I'd experienced.
However, John, from the writers' group I attend, found a link that might be beneficial to those of you who aren't certain of which publisher to use for your self-published book. The web site gives readers a sneak peek at a book of the same title, The Fine Print of Self-Publishing. It seems pretty packed with information with the intention of giving you just enough to buy the book.
Kind of ironic. But still interesting.
Go check it out and see what you think. Is it worth the book? Maybe. If you're serious about self-publishing and not sure which publisher, maybe wary of scams? Very likely.
Labels: publishing, writing
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1 Comments:
I'd like to mention that authors shouldn't sell themselves short and assume self-publishing is the only way to get published. There's lots of small publishers (disclosure: I run one) that are looking for interesting and new works, if only they're submitted for review. Too many good writers seem to jump-the-gun and go right to self-publishing, possibly just to avoid rejection or on the assumption that they're not as good as the other stuff out there. Start by sending out query letters, sample chapters, etc. and wait until you've gotten a couple hundred rejections (yes, that many). If that happens -- take a long look at your book, because if no publisher thinks they can sell it, you're going to have trouble, too. Edit, re-write, re-edit, and submit it again. Subsidy presses (the fancy name for self-publishers) prey on a writer's desire to get published ASAP, combined with the writer's self-doubt about quality. Don't let them fool you; I've found some really crappy books at Barnes & Noble -- and that author got published, so there's no reason you're *good* book can't find a publisher, too.
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