Sentences with phrase «as self publisher does»

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As for me, I always self - publish my books (though that might change in the future) because traditional publishers would never allow me to give my books away for free, and right now, that is something I really enjoy doing with all the books I write.

In terms of trad pub vs indie — most trad publishers don't want to publish collections of short fiction by unknowns, but you can submit to magazines and anthologies as well as self - publishing collections or using them for marketing.

Here are five digital skills you need to acquire today to succeed as a self - publisher (and a few you don't).

As a self - publisher, you have to do that, in fact, because no one else will.

And at the end of the day, for doing the same work you would do as a self - publisher, you end up with only about $ 1 a book.

The KDP Select program gives self - publishers 5 days every three months to promote their eBook for $ 0 as long as they don't offer their eBook for sale anyplace other than Amazon during that period.

As it turns out, if you do your research, a lot of self - publishers don't talk about self - publishing at all.

Me, after 30 years as a photojournalist depending on publishers to sell my work to readers, my approach to self - publsihing is... to self publish and sell direct, understanding I am the only one who is the authentic marketing voice and must do it myself.

Authors carve the creative control over their work, and they've come to realize that self - publishing affords them an almost equal chance for income potential as a traditional publishing deal, as evidenced largely by the fact that 24.8 % of those who responded said they'd published through a traditional publisher who offered a royalty split, but who did not pay them an advance.

At the same time, it doesn't make sense to say «self - publishers aren't authors», because there are a lot of us who struggle to find a readership and build a fan base as the market becomes increasingly saturated by pointless crap and everyone else vying for recognition.

If an «author» has no readership (as is true for the vast majority of self - publishers), how does their «work» differ from a shopping list, or the rantings of someone's mentally ill (a la Robert Crumbs» tragic notebooks)?

You don't need to publish only in ebook formats to be successful as a self - publisher.

But do you think that low sales as a self - publisher would hurt your chances if you then tried to seek a traditional publishing deal?

Ogorek used to compare ASI to hiring a contractor to build your deck instead of doing it yourself (as I reported in my PBS column way back, «Why Self - Publishers Should Care That Penguin Bought Author Solutions»).

Self - publishing a book and getting it into a brick and mortar book store can be difficult, sure, because as the publisher of the work, you are required to do all the necessary pitching and proposing, etc..

I am in a quandary; as a self - published indie writer, like many of us denied by Big House publishers who do not want to take chances, I am in search of reviewers.

I'd call myself «hybrid» these days — I'm working with an excellent independent publisher (who also genuinely does treat me as a business partner) as well self publishing.

I also don't refuse books that are given to me free, as many self - publishers already know — though I prefer to buy them because I'm a hard - working author and I like to support other authors, AND I will only accept ones from those who try to make an effort to get to know me first — but I won't guarantee that I'll read them if I can't get past the first couple of chapters, and they will receive the same hard criticism that I give all books, that is if I give a review.

You said «When I see a self - published author repeatedly spamming people online and desperately shoving self - promotional material into people's hands at conventions, all to promote a book with a cover that looks like it was done in MS Paint, a part of me wants to cling to that as proof that I'm better off with my publisher.»

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

Companies that simply print and / or distribute your book (either electronically or physically) provide a vital service to self - publishers, as do freelance editors, typesetters, indexers, and marketers, but none of these services is themselves the publisher.

Yes, there are arrogant publishers in all strata — small, medium and large, but saying they all are is as illogical as saying that all self publishers are worthless and don't know what they are doing — which is clearly not the case.

Also: Does the self - published author think more people will take up reading as a hobby if publishers form a cartel and overprice their wares?

When I see some self - publisher screwing up, I don't see that as representative of the majority.

And speaking of time, I have shouted here a great deal about how indie publishers need to ignore the «book as event» or «book as produce» models, but yet few do, thus all the stupidity about self - promotion.

When I see a self - published author repeatedly spamming people online and desperately shoving self - promotional material into people's hands at conventions, all to promote a book with a cover that looks like it was done in MS Paint, a part of me wants to cling to that as proof that I'm better off with my publisher.

I don't know if self publishers are customers (I would have loved to use the term «we,» but I remain currently unpublished), so much as they are brand suppliers.

As a self - publisher, if Samsung wants to pay me money and give away the PDF of APE, I can do that.

And as I said above, I don't in any way dispute that commercial publishers are interested in self - published books that do well.

They said that Self Published authors were putting in just as much work and doing all the same things as Authors who are combined with a Traditional Publisher.

The biggest «publisher» of self - published material by far is Amazon KDP, and, as noted above, it doesn't require or issue ISBNs for the ebooks it sells.

We all tend to try and fuse our passion writing what sells with what we also think «will sell», but luckily, as a self - publisher, you don't have to worry about that acquisitional «wall».

I worked with the author / publisher, Peter Engler, to get his publishing company set up and get this first book designed and available in both paperback and Kindle editions, providing the last round of copy editing / proofreading, as well as getting the cover design done, doing the interior layout and helping him all along the self - publishing path to birth his «baby» with ease.

Do you think that the self - publishing alternative is taken seriously by the traditional actors (publishers, agents) or still widely seen as vanity publishing?

Established as one of the UK's leading high street booksellers, Waterstones do not currently offer self - publishing authors and small publishers a web - based eBook publishing facility.

This trend will continue as independent editors start offering affordable editing services through the internet and first line authors start doing the math and realizing that they can make more money by self - publishing their books for $ 2.99 - $ 4.99 than they ever did by going with one of the «big six» publishers.

They are billed as a «self - publishing» company currently doing business with several major publishers, while acting more like a severely abusive vanity press than an actual self - publishing service.

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.

We're starting to do collaborations with our work with the ABA (American Booksellers Association) where we're doing local self - publishing nights with the local bookstores, bringing together the local self - publishers and having them run clinics for other aspiring self - published authors or people who are trying to get a handle on what this space is... The catalog keeps growing with new authors all the time, new languages all the time, and even as the total business grows, that percentage of self - published sales remains shockingly consistent.»

As a self - publisher I did discover that sales were at a minimum.

There are some really useful tools built in that writers and self - publishers can take advantage of, particularly if you don't fancy investing in and learning the professional packages such as InDesign and Quark.

As the self - publishing community grows in importance and influence, should professional book fairs do more to incorporate self - publishers into the mix?

The problem with self - publishing a book when a publisher still holds your rights isn't just that the publisher might make trouble for you, but that any self - publishing platform will require you to warrant that you have the right to publish — which you don't, as long as an exclusive contract with another publisher is in effect.

Unlike the first three paths, where you retain your rights to the content, you give your rights to traditional publishers, so you don't have the same degree of control of your book as you do with the DIY, General Contractor, or Supported Self - Publishing paths.

Does Lulu have to be listed as the Publisher of record, or can I use an ISBN registered to my own self - publishing entity?

«It's certainly true right now that literary fiction doesn't do as well as genre fiction for self - publishers.

I don't care if some people are offended by this but I'm sick of this «us» and «them» thing, as if successful people or traditional publishers and the writers with them were the enemy or that self - publishers were the enemy.

I would add on the side of traditional publishing that 1) It is easier to get national publicity because producers give more weight to a traditionally published book, particularly from a larger house (though some self - published authors certainly do get national publicity as well — it's just harder, in general and 2) a traditional publisher is generally going to bring a great deal of experience to the table — from improving the cover or title to layout and design.

Not all bookstores are doing this, but with fewer brick and mortar outlets, such shelf space is valuable real estate, and retailers view it as a marketable — to self - publishers — commodity in itself, almost like the purchase of an ad in a newspaper.

As the self - publishing community grows in importance and influence, should these professional events do more to incorporate self - publishers into the mix?