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Steven Pressfield, who wrote 'The War of Art,' has a line in the book that states, "First novels take forever and sell for nothing."
I believe any deal with an agent will be a 15% cut. However, if you really mean what kind of deal (advance) can you expect from a publisher, the answer is anywhere from a few thousand dollars to seven figures.
Most first-time deals are closer to the former, naturally, but that also didn't stop that handful of debut authors who pursued their dream and landed million dollar advances.
Former book publicist here at one of the big 5 publishers -- yep, each imprint or division has its own PR and marketing team and you'll have dedicated contacts assigned to your title about 9 months before the publication date, working with you on who to send to / media targets, etc. As someone else said -- although publicists of course have media contacts, proprietary databases, and know the right folks to send to and outlets from small to large, they aren't in charge of what editors/journalists choose to cover. All they can do is send pitches and books and follow-up, hoping for the best!
If you are at a smaller press that doesn't have resources to dedicate specific people to PR for your book, you could also look at hiring a freelancer -- reedsy.com is great for finding publishing professionals for projects like this. Kind of like Upwork for the book world.
He could probably do anything they would do just as good as them, if not better, for free or cheap.
Have him check out Reedsy.com. They have a free layout tool for both ebooks and print and it's pretty good. They also have a marketplace where you can hire freelance editors and other book professionals. He can use Draft2Digital to get the book into all the major ebook stores, and if he uses Kindle Direct Publishing, he can provide print copies via Amazon as well. Marketing via Facebook, Amazon, and BookBub ads can be effective as well, and he can get started with a relatively small budget on each platform to gauge their effectiveness.
Joseph Biel's "A People's Guide to Publishing" is a good book on the subject. It's from an indie publisher's perspective, but it's still a good overview of the traditional model vs self-publishing.
Edit: Here's the link to it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WRT7472/
Well, a degree in English means that you know how to read and write for the purposes of coherent communication. Which is great, and it likely puts you ahead of most people.
But to edit on a professional level level, is a whole 'nuther world where few people do well. Which is NO insult on you at all; just something you've never had to think about until now.
Seeing as your friend connected you with his editorial director, this sounds like the company is more than just a mom-and-pop joint out of his garage. Perhaps they have a clerical position, or something in the mailroom? Could be a place top start.
Whatever the case, if you think this is something you want to do, you could start by picking up one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Manual-Style-17th/dp/022628705X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=chicago+manual&qid=1607626811&sr=8-2
It's going for about half-price today, so jump on it!
Like other folks have said, this certainly feels like a Vanity Press. A quick search of their actual published books is also concerning:
1) They seem to come out with a book every 2-4 weeks. I can't find any sort of marketing or advertising around releases.
2) They have many books published 1-2 years ago (as far back as I looked) with no reviews on Amazon.
Definitely seems like a Vanity Press. In general, if you're curious about whether a publisher is legit or not, just look at the books they've published, and whether you want your book to be similarly represented.
For refining your writing, joining a writing group might make sense. There are a bunch online. I used to use Scribophile, although that's not necessarily the best one. There are also industry groups like The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators that provide local critique groups as part of their membership benefits. If you're serious about writing one of these options might make sense. You can also scour Reddit or Meetup.com for free critique groups.
My novel The Hunderson Adventures: The Adventure Begins is out now! // From the stone city of Wakesfield on the East End of Direfell, brothers Johnny and Billy Hunderson leave their home in search of their father’s killer. Doing so leads them to the Forest Region — a place many have entered but none have returned. There are far darker entities in the Forest Region than simply bark and shrubbery...there is a demon. This demon pillages towns and kills anyone it pleases. Join the Hunderson brothers as their adventure begins to find answers to their questions before the demon finds them.
Well,whether they want it or not, it's for sale on Amazon. I definitely don't support Amazon and as a publisher they have given me headaches, but my priority now is to make the books available to the biggest audience possible. But I'll have to read the book.
I've had books in the past that didn't get many sales on Amazon, but got a lot of sales from other outlets (The Prophet was one of them). But the majority of consumers take the easiest route unfortunately.
Average Book Length: The figure was found through looking at a number of books' text stats, until “Brave New World”'s 64,531 word count landed in the exact center of all books–50% of books have fewer words and 50% of books have more words. Mar 9, 2012
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What is the usual percentage range of the profit the author gets from selling of the books?
10-12% net profits. 17.5% if you are in a very good negotiating position (the publisher really wants the book).
>Please do suggest any book, website/blog, or other resources that you found particularly useful for learning how to publish a book.
I am in the UK. Don't know if there is a US version: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Writers-Artists-Yearbook-2022/dp/1472982835/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=1472982835&psc=1
Thanks for asking this question. I've been planning on self-publishing but was second guessing myself.
You may want to check out a site called Reedsy. Freelancers can post their services related to publishing there. It's probably where I'm going to find my book cover designer and editor. They also have publicists and marketers. I've not purchased anything on the site, but unless something magical happens and someone wants to publish my book and let me keep my rights (lol), I am struggling to see why I would consider traditional publishing.
Good luck!
Overleaf has some decent LaTeX based poster templates. Just replaced the words in the template with yours, and the filenames in the images and you're golden.
Depends what you need.
I use https://www.strikingly.com/ for books I use a sales funnel to sell since I don't have to do anything to maintain the site once it is setup (except pay the monthly subscription anyway).
For sites that need a blog, gallery or some other widget I use Wordpress. The best theme I have ever seen for a book / author site is this one, https://themeforest.net/item/brown-responsive-wordpress-theme-for-ebook/7989334
Exhibit A: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gatecrashed-Al-Pacinos-Party-Anthology-ebook/dp/B08N571HZR
This book was written by a person I've known for 20 years. He did it for one reason only - so he could post on facebook "I've only gone and written a book." It contains a random collection of his poetry, short stories, drawings and "essays". It's complete and utter rubbish, including space-filler "essays" he just brain-dumped one morning. Unedited. Unproofed. Full of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.
Is that "publishing", just because he uploaded it to Amazon? If it is then the word "publishing" has been devalued to the point of being meaningless. The etymology relates to "public". The book actually has to be aimed at some group of the public, or its not publishing, even if the public can technically buy it. It has to have some purpose more than it being for your own entertainment.
Hello! Congrats on finishing your novel!
My recommendation is to visit your library and check out the Writer's Market. It has lists of publishers and their specialties, and will give you contact information for publishers and agents...
Best of luck!
No problem, it sounds like your client might need something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Childrens-Dummies-Rojany-Buccieri/dp/1118356462 (it’s got good Amazon reviews and covers the publishing process in addition to writing/editing/formats/etc.)
Like other folks have said, this certainly feels like a Vanity Press. A quick search of their actual published books is also concerning:
1) They seem to come out with a book every 2-4 weeks. I can't find any sort of marketing or advertising around releases.
2) They have many books published 1-2 years ago (as far back as I looked) with no reviews on Amazon.
Definitely seems like a Vanity Press. In general, if you're curious about whether a publisher is legit or not, just look at the books they've published, and whether you want your book to be similarly represented.
It's all about whether your publisher will own worldwide rights or not. Some smaller publishers will only own the rights in their country or a few countries, though big publishing houses typically buy full rights... And even then, you may be able to negotiate taking down the English version upon traditional publication.
Also, in some cases translations are considered totally different works, hence when publishers can sell subsidiary rights to other foreign publishers. For example, you can see on the Amazon page that the Chinese version of Harry Potter is published by People's Literature Pub House.
Long story short, it totally depends on the publisher you go with and what sort of negotiations you settle on. Hope this helps!
This book is also available on Amazon and you can read it for free if you have Kindle Unlimited. The link for the book is https://www.amazon.com/Addicted-Contemporary-Romance-K-G-Elaina-ebook/dp/B0845W7N4H/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NIIEER0MRJKR&keywords=addicted+by+k.g.+elaina&qid=1581019658&s=digital-text&sprefix=addicted+by+k.g.+Elaina%2Cdigital-text%2C144&sr=1-1
This is my first published novel and so I would really appreciate your support in requesting either an ARC of my book or purchasing it on Amazon and then writing a honest review of the book. Please note that if explicit and erotic sex scenes offend you, then this book is not for you.
There is a Masters in Stirling in Scotland which I've heard good things about, if you are looking to go down the academic route.
From my experience knowledge of Adobe InDesign will not hurt you at all, the only other thing I would recommend is to become familiar with style guides, 'The Elements of Style', 'AP style guide', 'AMA Manual of style'.
To have a good understanding of grammar is one thing, knowing how to apply it is another.
Yeah, my mom had been talking to them originally because she'd sent my manuscript to them without me knowing, and she was so excited hearing what they pitched her, but then when we found out what was really going on, she got so upset she started crying and had to get off the phone.
Do you have any advice in the process of pursuing traditional publishing? It's been really frustrating because I keep getting overwhelmingly positive feedback from everyone who reads my book, but I can't seem to even get a publisher to look at it. Most of the time I get automated rejection letters. The few times they actually do read it, they're never interested.
I make sure to only submit to those who specifically mention taking on new authors and supporting the fantasy genre, but still no luck. I've been trying for several years now. Here's what I've written, for reference: http://www.amazon.com/Darklight-Jack-Zayn/dp/1499344368