As every indie publisher knows, distribution on Amazon is often critical for small publishers and Advantage offers 3 strong benefits:
Not exact matches
But we're already
known as a new
indie publisher in the UK and our brand is growing among our target readership.
We
know lots of paid review sources that are fully legit, such
as Kirkus, City Book Review, and
Publisher's Weekly for
indie authors.
As with all these publishing myths, to really grasp the myth and get past it, an
indie publisher must
know where the myth came from and why there used to be a little truth to the myth.
As an
indie publisher,
knowing the nuances of the world's largest marketplace will increase your ability to get your book in front of thousands of potential customers.
I would never sign with another
publisher unless they offered either a huge advance or something I wouldn't have access to
as an
indie, such
as a promotional budget or shelf space in big bookstores, translation deal or a film deal, etc (I
know film isn't handled via the
publisher, but that's the kind of thing I mean — something I can't do on my own).
As an author, whether you are
indie or published through a «traditional»
publisher (
no matter what their size), you need to check what is going on.
In this process over the next five to ten years, the slush pile will almost vanish
as we
know it now and editors will go mostly to solicited novels, either from agents who have published their clients work or from
indie publishers.
AG is not
known for a reputation of supporting self - published authors, and some commenters see this
as a move to provide a cheaper, faster solution for bigger authors and major
publishers who want to get swift take - down notices against
indie authors who still don't have the means to defend themselves.
I don't
know, but it struck me
as odd that there were no balancing examples where
publishers trade favors with each other for positive blurbs, or any exploration of whether this is a solely
indie phenomenon.
But I would like to
know how long it will take me to get that money
as an
indie publisher, and then keep making more.
Although some
indie authors price their books at the lower end of the spectrum (
as low
as.99 cents) in order to compete with better -
known writers whose work is being released through traditional
publishers, some readers may be put off by prices which seem artificially low, because they won't trust the quality of the book.
Maybe
indie publishers can
no longer effectively use price
as a competitive advantage, but that's not really bad news.
No matter what you do
as an
indie publisher, you must be writing first.
As a PR and marketing professional having helped launch several successful self and
Indie published books, I
knew there were high quality stories out there by talented authors that needed to be told that didn't have a
publisher for various reasons.
As for not knowing how much we are gonna earn from one month to the next as indie authors... we don't know that with a legacy publisher either — until we get a royalty check six months or a year late
As for not
knowing how much we are gonna earn from one month to the next
as indie authors... we don't know that with a legacy publisher either — until we get a royalty check six months or a year late
as indie authors... we don't
know that with a legacy
publisher either — until we get a royalty check six months or a year later.
As regular IndieReader's
know by now, by cutting out the middleman of
publishers,
indie authors work directly with online retailers to publish and distribute their books more quickly, more inexpensively to the consumer, and for a much larger share of the profits than a «trad»
publisher offers.
From EditionGuard's new integration inspiration to self - publishing coming of age, we bring you all the February eBook news you need to
know as an
indie author and self -
publisher.
EB: I
know a lot of authors have found success purely
as indie authors, but since I started out traditionally published, I haven't wanted to give that up, since most of my income comes from my New York (traditional print)
publishers.
They started off supporting
indie content and you
know it was a few years ago when they started supporting
publishers, and now to move into the console space and handheld space, I think we wanted to make sure that this was something that was still a part of what is true to Humble and true to their roots
as well, and it seemed like a really natural fit.»
We
know lots of paid review sources that are fully legit, such
as Kirkus and
Publisher's Weekly for
indie authors.
Chillingo has already established itself
as a
publisher with a ken eye for
indie star talent, so who
knows what studios it may help nurture into shape worthy of the 2012 Develop 100.
Most people
know you
as «the
indie guy», but when you worked for Microsoft, you negotiated Xbox contracts with major third party
publishers such
as LucasArts, Activision, THQ, and Midway.