Self-Publishing hints (LINK)
July 24th 2008 00:00
Well my book is printed in living colour by Kainosprint (WA) and its a great job.
The thing I found amazing is there is a whole publishing world out there we have little knowledge of. Distributors who expect 60% of retail price (from publishers, they dont accept solo titles) to cover their costs and have that fat margin for the retailers. (Writing is a bit like farming, the actual creator gets a pittance). Luckily for self-publishers we retain control of pricing, and giving away 50 - 60% of retail I dont believe it is worth it from my point of view (on the small run you cannot make a profit and still have a viable price point). However, the local Gym and the Hairdresser (people you know) and whoever else can make a small 25% profit from displaying your books there.
Thorpe-Bowker have an online service now, which is good and open to all publishers.
You can upload a small cover photo there too. And then Libraries and booksellers, if they want, can have all the ordering information from there.
Of course as you come close to finishing your book, you want to apply for the ISBN (from Thorpe), C-I-P - cataloguing in publication, and optional ISBN barcode. And then explore options such as listing on Amazon, Lulu and other online services.
Anyone who wants to self-publish 100 to 1000 books please speak to me. See my website, and ask for my free report "Why Publish Your Own Book".
The thing I found amazing is there is a whole publishing world out there we have little knowledge of. Distributors who expect 60% of retail price (from publishers, they dont accept solo titles) to cover their costs and have that fat margin for the retailers. (Writing is a bit like farming, the actual creator gets a pittance). Luckily for self-publishers we retain control of pricing, and giving away 50 - 60% of retail I dont believe it is worth it from my point of view (on the small run you cannot make a profit and still have a viable price point). However, the local Gym and the Hairdresser (people you know) and whoever else can make a small 25% profit from displaying your books there.
Thorpe-Bowker have an online service now, which is good and open to all publishers.
You can upload a small cover photo there too. And then Libraries and booksellers, if they want, can have all the ordering information from there.
Of course as you come close to finishing your book, you want to apply for the ISBN (from Thorpe), C-I-P - cataloguing in publication, and optional ISBN barcode. And then explore options such as listing on Amazon, Lulu and other online services.
Anyone who wants to self-publish 100 to 1000 books please speak to me. See my website, and ask for my free report "Why Publish Your Own Book".
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