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Linda A Lavid's Blog – March 2008 Archive (2)

Getting Your Book Reviewed

Kind words about your work can be placed on the back or front cover, or inside the book. Usually reviews are punctuated within quotes.



Pre-publication reviewers can be found by searching Google or links found on my website and in Links for the Independent Writer. Since there are time constraints, a fee is often, but not always, charged. Different reviewers ask for… Continue

Added by Linda A Lavid on March 21, 2008 at 10:00am — 5 Comments

What to Look for in a Subsidy POD Contract

Royalties. This is the percentage that an author is paid after a book is sold. Royalties can be based on the gross sale (cover price) or the net sale (after trade discount, printing, tax, shipping, handling, or whatever charges are specified in the contract). Some publishers rave about royalties that are 20% of net. They claim this generous royalty is over three times higher than a royalty paid out by a traditional publisher, which is around 6%. But they are comparing apples and trucks. A… Continue

Added by Linda A Lavid on March 19, 2008 at 9:10am — 9 Comments

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