But any new developments / massive expansions in book publishing and
fiction publishing usually take 2 - 3 years of adjustments before they are fully up and working.
Not exact matches
When
publishing experts are asked, «well what about
fiction writers,» the answer is
usually, «um, I don't have experience with that, but it should work too.»
That said, sometimes you can stand out with a really freaking beautiful book cover, but these are
usually for literary
fiction books with mainstream
publishing and a big promotion budget; they need to be designed well, and a little artsy, to appeal to the people they are supposed to appeal to.
Keep in mind that the «deep discount» clause
usually kicks in at 51 % for books contracted prior to 2011 or so... and that trade nonfiction (which actually drives this whole conversation — trade
fiction is the flea on the tail of the dog, at least insofar as the money in book
publishing goes, and is the source of every default in
publishing) has been much slower to raise that trigger point.
Traditional publishers
usually publish more nonfiction than
fiction works.
(
Fiction writers will need to get creative,
usually by offering writing or
publishing tips).
If you write
fiction or memoir, the writing quality
usually matters above all else if you want to be traditionally
published.
Self -
published fiction is
usually priced around 50 - 100 TWD (1.6 - 3.4 USD), non-
fiction a bit higher (80 - 150 TWD).