You can
order author copies for a very small amount.
If you run a print contest,
order author copies well in advance (keeping in mind that Murphy's law might make you waste time getting defective copies replaced by the publisher), and be prepared to spend time (and money) with packing and shipping.
Better yet, we can
order author copies at a discount.
If I remember correctly, the last time
I ordered author copies for a book with approximately the same page count as the special edition of Vengeance, it cost $ 4.99 (give or take a few cents).
Ordering author copies from CreateSpace and having them delivered to Greece had proven to be a nightmare, as CreateSpace prints the books in the US and not Europe.
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In
order for people to receive the pre-
order gifts, they had to go to the
author's website, provide their retailer receipt number, and tell how many
copies they purchased.
If you
order 35
author's
copies upon publication of your book with tredition, the publication itself is free.
Print on demand is perfect for most indie
authors because it's hard to judge how well your book will sell, and
ordering copies before they're sold can be a massive expense.
You know, a publishing house that could offer royalty advances, but might also require the
author to pay some of the costs, up front, and to provide a pre-launch list of people (maybe a thousand or more) who have
ordered advance
copies of the book.
Tell those
authors you'd like to buy a book for a giveaway, but ask if you can
order a signed
copy.
Using Createspace, I could
order proofs or
author copies at a discounted amount.
An
author had to be careful which service she chose, and (if she was smart)
order sample
copies to evaluate the production values before committing.
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order your
copy directly from the
author here, or get it on Amazon.
I encourage
authors to always make an effort to connect with their local bookstores to sell either through a wholesaler (the bookstore
orders copies) or through consignment (they buy and sell directly from the
author).
They used to operate their own store where people could
order books and
authors received a much higher royalty, and it also gave
authors the ability to promote discount codes so readers and distributors could
order discounted
copies.
For them to
order only enough
copies so that it would take one to two months to ship the books was just their tactics to get Hachette move... that was their decision to do... it's their store but it definitely hurt those
authors if the other retailers weren't making up that money from sales from other retailers.
The first note of apparent discrepancy came when a dear friend of the
author ordered three
copies of the book from Amazon in June.
An
author may be asked to subsidize or pay the full cost of his or her print
Authors who do so should own the physical
copies outright, having paid the manufacturing fees, and should not be required to pay a «percent - off list price» amount arbitrated by the publisher when they need to
order copies.
In
order to use our services, you must agree to our Terms and Conditions and meet at least one of the following; - Ownership of Rights - You are the
author, you own the rights to the copyrighted material, or you have received permission from the publisher to
copy the material.
Our
authors may
order copies of their books direct from Köehler Books.
If you're going to use your book as high - end marketing collateral,
order a number of
author copies to give away at conferences.
We also recommend that
authors order at least 100 - 150
copies for their first
order.
The first tool, InstaFreebie, is now in public beta and lets
authors or publishers generate digital
copies of their titles under complete control in
order to send them out to reviewers, readers, street teams, and more.
Panelist Tarah Theoret of NetGalley spoke on the ability for self - published
authors to generate advanced reader
copies and galleys of their books through CreateSpace by simply building a copyedited version of the book and
ordering a set number of proofs.
If an
author wishes to sell his / her books in a local bookstore, or a writer's conference, or a book sale, he / she can
order copies directly from us.
Order copies of your print book for promotional and
author events.
These businesses offer lower prices for
authors and may be a more cost - effective solution than
ordering 10,000
copies.
If you place an
order for
copies of your book through an e-mail to Archway Publishing and receive your
author discount, then no, you will not receive a royalty payment for that
order.
Marcin Wrona,
author of Pale Queen's Courtyard, automatically backs up his work - in - progress several times a week on a USB drive in
order to keep a current
copy in case of technological meltdown.
The announcement states that LATER ON
authors will be able to
order proof
copies and wholesale
copies at cost; that's a feature they've been able to enjoy at CreateSpace all along.
In
order to attract new users to the platform, Audible has just unveiled an ambitious new program that allows
authors to give a
copy of their audiobook away for free and earn money while doing so.
In my post, dated April 17, 2017 (read Amazon's New KDP Print Feature is Bad News for CreateSpace Users), one of the major drawbacks of KDP Print over CreateSpace was the inability to
order proofs and
author copies.
No longer does an indie
author need to
order and warehouse mounds of book
copies in
order to sell.
Also, where you can
order wholesale
author copies or proofs through Createspace, you can not through KDP paperback.
One of the most enticing aspects of publishing one's own manuscript is taking into consideration all of the details that are normally handled by the publisher, such as timing the release date of the novel to not coincide or compete with a novel of a similar slant and establishing a price base, providing advanced reader
copies of the text to other
authors in
order to solicit back jacket reviews, and bringing the manuscript to the e-reader markets.
Followed your link to «buying 1,000
copies of their own books» and found this: Anomalos
authors often
order as many as 10,000 to 20,000
copies in the first run, but 1,000 is the minimum we require.
Authors contribute by donating financially via our
order forms and by using our Book Donation program to provide free
copies of their book to schools, hospitals and charities.
If you are an indie
author, you have probably opted to either
order print - on - demand
copies through CreateSpace or another printer, such as Ingram (Lightning Source is for larger
orders, and Spark is for smaller
orders).
One
author did tell me that she always seems to get at least one damaged
copy in every
order, but also that they were very accommodating about replacing the defective
copies.
Almost all
copies are sold in the first four months and by the end of one year the book can only be found through special
orders and in electronic edition that is forgotten by all but the
author.
When
ordering copies of your book, you are automatically entitled to an
author discount, but you'll save even more when you buy larger quantities.
Mmm, 9.99 is the most I'd pay for an ebook myself; and I'll sulk if for the few handful
authors I'd pay more for didn't have a physical
copy of the book for me to
order.
(The money they make is when you, the
author,
order copies from them to re-sell, as well as a percentage of sales.)
If you're interested in doing book signing and book festivals, will you be able to
order discounted
author copies?
Where costs are listed, they normally exceed the amount the
author would pay to hire professional developmental and
copy editors, cover designers, formatters, and printers in
order to produce and publish the work herself.
I have
ordered several proofs and
author's
copies from CS over the last few months.
Time for some publishing math: if the
author is forced to buy 5,000
copies of his book, how many
copies does the publisher have to sell to other people in
order to make a profit?