Knowing that there are other options to book publishing beyond throwing my books
at a traditional publisher gave me some hope.
However, having worked
at a traditional publisher gives me legitimacy with my clients.»
Not exact matches
traditional publishers, but with the exceptions of Open Road Integrated Media and, possibly, Ruckus Media Group — both run by major publishing veterans, and have partnerships with a variety of «
traditional»
publishers — you'd be hard - pressed to name too many others that have had any truly notable impact to match the hype surrounding them
at any
given moment.
Barnes & Noble may be attempting to charge
publishers not only for
traditional co-op (which usually means display on the New Releases table, Mother's Day table, etc.), but also for
giving books any shelf space
at all, including spine out.
At Page Two we feel strongly that if you're funding your book, a hybrid publisher should give you full royalties, or at least much better royalty rates than a traditional publisher would pay (i.e. better than 10 - 15 % of the retail price
At Page Two we feel strongly that if you're funding your book, a hybrid
publisher should
give you full royalties, or
at least much better royalty rates than a traditional publisher would pay (i.e. better than 10 - 15 % of the retail price
at least much better royalty rates than a
traditional publisher would pay (i.e. better than 10 - 15 % of the retail price).
I
gave them a quick summary of thirty years spent hammering
at the gates of
traditional publishers, and the watershed changes with the advent of the Kindle and e-publishing.
Managing my own imprint has
given me a valuable inside look
at the publishing universe that I never had with my
traditional publisher.
As I described in a recent post, Eisler said that what made the decision to go with Amazon easy was that the web giant promised to not only get his books to market faster — both in print and electronic form — but also offered to sell them
at a lower price than the
traditional publisher, and apparently (although the terms of his deal weren't released)
gave him a bigger share in the proceeds to boot.
Getting a
traditional publisher to put a stamp on you with a contract and book publication will
give you a sense of security for
at least a year or so.
And because I believe the pie is one hell of a lot bigger than
traditional publishers or agents think it is, I will support and encourage you or anyone else who wants to
give it a go and not sneer
at them because they weren't traditionally published.
However, if that's so (Jane, of course, you can jump in
at any time and smack me for misinterpreting you if I am) it seems misplaced to bring up any variant of fanfiction in response to a comment about why someone with a book of a * publishable * genre would
give up on attempting
traditional publishing before
giving it a fair shot, and self - publish (or get scammed), out of the conviction «No real
publisher will want this, it's too edgy / unique / etc.».
Those submitting to
traditional publishers want their books in the best possible shape before submitting, to
give them the best shot
at acceptance.