Book Publishing

[SpiritWebb]

As a couple people have mentioned it, I figured I would share this:

I am writing a book, though nothing on programming...just a three part trilogy. Anyway...the publisher I am using works like this:

80-20 on commision, you get the 80%.
No up front costs, they take it out of the price of the book. (Example, book is 15.99, and it costs 7.99 to make, total after costs is 8, then you get 80% of the 8)
You set the price of the book.
Publisher is print on demand...so someone orders one, they print it then.
It goes in their store, so it wont have the traditional UPC symbol on the back...now if you want it in stores, you can use them as your official publisher, and it costs $100 US to get it there. That cost is for the UPC symbol.

You can read more here

[hallsofvallhalla]

awesome link, thanks

[Jackolantern]

My friend has used a publisher with a similar structure and he was happy with it. However, print on demand publisher's web stores rarely ever push any sales. I believe he said he sold one unsolicited book through their web store (and he is an amazing writer that for some reason has not been picked up by a traditional publisher). So that leaves the objective of selling the book pretty much up to you. You can always add it to Amazon, and just process your orders on there through the print on demand publisher.

Do some Googling as there are many other people who have actually sold 10,000+ copies through POD publishers, and did all of the selling themselves.

[SpiritWebb]

This maybe true...but when I first signed up with them, right before hand, they were advertising a book that a lady had wrote, and some hollywood star bought it, read it, and contacted them for a movie deal. Apparently Lulu.com has that kind of viewing...so, hence why I started there.

Though I did try a traditional publisher, and when I got the letter in the mail stating NO ONE would ever read something like this, I GOT UPSET! Then found Lulu...the one before, was publish America or something like that.

[Jackolantern]

This maybe true...but when I first signed up with them, right before hand, they were advertising a book that a lady had wrote, and some hollywood star bought it, read it, and contacted them for a movie deal. Apparently Lulu.com has that kind of viewing...so, hence why I started there.

Though I did try a traditional publisher, and when I got the letter in the mail stating NO ONE would ever read something like this, I GOT UPSET! Then found Lulu...the one before, was publish America or something like that.

Most people who get a book publisher through a traditional publisher get shot down 20+ times. J.K. Rowling (the author of the Harry Potter series) got turned down almost 15 times before being picked up, and I believe one of the rejection letters called it "derivative drivel". Now it has made her the wealthiest woman in England. It all just depends on who reads your manuscript and even how they are feeling that day.

[hallsofvallhalla]

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"derivative drivel"

i agree with that publisher

yes its extremely hard to get a publisher. There is so much competion.

[Jackolantern]

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"derivative drivel"

i agree with that publisher

I agree that the story is really nothing unique, but regardless of that, it is the best selling book series ever. That publisher no doubt thinks about that rejection letter every night when he goes to sleep.

[hallsofvallhalla]

haha no doubt.