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Discussions and recources for all types of self-publishing, from using POD publishing services to doing your own printing and distribution.

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BEING YOUR OWN PUBLISHER

Yeah, yeah, there's new tech parameters and a paradigm shift and all that.

But the important thing is that there are (and always have been) alternatives to writing something then trying to sell the rights to a publishing company. This group is to explore these areas of self-owned publishing biz.

Some writers have niche books, some have special needs (like texts for their seminars), some are just too entrepreneurial to sell of their own inspirations. And some just want to see something in print.

There is a spectrum these days, from big publishers through the new, small POD publishers, to using publishing services like lulu.com or iuniverse, to printing yourself and selling online, to release of downloadable mp3 "podcasts" or pdf manuals.

If you have expertise, experience, or questions in this area, don't be shy about posting them here. It's a rapidly expanding field and nobody knows everything about it, but lots of us are learning enough to do what we want to do and successfully get it across the counter.

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Comment by Charles on October 18, 2009 at 5:45pm: An Unknown author might want to self publish on Amazon's Kindle for free for the exposure. No reason why they wouldn't want to publish on their own website as well. Amazon provides an opportunity for millions of viewers to have a look at your book along with your introduction. Amazon's Kindle only pays 35%. You can only publish on Kindle if you have a US bank account, for now, soon it will be in Europe too. Besides that I have to ask why every best seller that's come out in the last year already on Kindle? See my page for more info, thanks, Charles

Comment by Tim Rouse on October 18, 2009 at 4:12pm: Hi Jo-Anne,

What sort of distribution do you have on "Payloadz"? We use Ingram as our distributor and reach practically every internet retailer as well as 30,000 brick and mortar stores throughout the US and Canada. We also have international distribution as well. When you factor in what Amazon is doing with their "cut" it just makes sense. A typical book costs about $3.00 to print - the author sells it for $10.00. On Amazon their cut is 40% - pretty standard. That leaves 3.00 for the author who never has to touch it or ship it or process a credit card or try and "lure" the buyer to his or her site. The author also doesn't have to have thousands of books sitting around to get that low cost per book either. To me - and maybe we'll just agree to disagree on this one - but a great publisher with great distribution makes a world of difference. There's a lot out there that the "common writer" can't do on their own. Thanks!

Tim

Comment by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on October 18, 2009 at 3:33pm: Why would an author publish an eBook on Amazon Kindle when you can publish the exact eBook on your own site (through Payloadz) and receive 100% profit?
How much does Amazon take for Distribution?
Most distributors (re:paperback/hardcopy) that I know take anywhere between 35%-45% of the net cost. By the time the author pays for printing, it's merely cents left for the 'ol pocket.

Comment by Charles on October 18, 2009 at 2:33pm: You can always self publish for free on Amazon's Kindle providing you have a US bank account. See my page for details, Charles

Comment by A.R. Grosjean on October 17, 2009 at 11:17am: Hi Leigh, nice to meet you and welcome to the group!

Amber

Comment by Joel Friedlander on October 5, 2009 at 3:59pm: Stacey,

Your book looks great and I'm quite impressed with your virtual tour. Good luck!

Comment by Joel Friedlander on September 26, 2009 at 4:28pm: Jo-Anne, pretty hilarious, thanks for that.

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