Feb 27 2008
Lynn Price from Behler Publications recently wrote:
“Not only is vanity publication a huge waste of financial resources, it destroys the author’s potential. How? The author is basically damaged goods now because the book is already on the market and has wormed its way through all the online stores and databases.”
Read the rest of Price’s entry here.
Jan 22 2008
Now this is how to self-publish: Salem author self-publishes herself into a novel $2m payday
Though I’m planning on finding an agent for my novel,* self-publishing seems like a more attractive option for me than POD (print on demand). One reason is because I do have the money and the determination that it takes to sell the books. Hmmm…that was two reasons. Oh well.
And if I’m going to bust my rump selling my book, I might as well keep all the profits.
Don’t get me wrong; I’m not against POD. In fact, I’m working on two projects where I will utilize POD. One is a project I’m working on for my family so I can’t mention it here in case one of my family members is reading this. The other, thanks to Doug, is a book called Conversations with Friends (yes, Doug I’m stealing the title).
Neither of these books is intended for the masses. Each is something fun that I want to do.
*For those of you confused, Linda has an agent. I do not. Linda writes nonfiction and her agent only deals with that genre.
Click HERE for who the heck’s Linda
Click HERE for a definition of POD
Click HERE for more random thoughts