“When I say work I
only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs.”
—Margaret Laurence
—Margaret Laurence
I know many
of the readers of this blog are still debating the perils of trad publishing
over self publishing. You’ve finished your manuscript and you don’t know what
to do. Face the rejection or going down the traditional route - who knows you
might get lucky or just self publish and again you may make it big (In both
cases I believe your success is partly down to luck and partly down to how much
time and effort you are willing to invest) . A writing buddy recently sent me
this interesting report on author earning which I thought I would share the
link with you lovely people. It’s a fascinating debate on whether you should
use traditional publishers or just self publish and the result is that the
self-pubber wins. Personally, the way I read it is that if you get one of the
top five publishing houses and you are not just ‘mid-list’ then you are better
sticking with trad publishers. Additionally if you write genre fiction – so
your book slots perfectly into ‘romance/ mystery/thriller’ categories- you have
a high chance of earning well by self-pubbing. But the article doesn’t just
paint a rosy picture of self publishing. The author clearly indicates that in
order to be a successful self-pubber you have to have some dedication,
determination and a bit of luck.
If you want
to make a career out of writing or even just make a bit of pocket money then
you must read this article. Here it is:
If you
don’t read the article you may be interested in this link below sited in the
article. It’s a calculator to turn your
amazon rank into a sales predictor. Good, if like me you haven’t published
yourself and what to chart your rank and therefore sales figures alongside your
marketing efforts. Also it’s a good guage to see how many books you are selling
so you can 1) do something about it if sales are poor and 2) help you boost
motivation whilst working on your next project and 3) know what to expect when
you receive that first royalty statement.
Here is the
link: http://kdpcalculator.com/index.php
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