Getting into your Library
How do you get your books into your libraries? It’s as straightforward as getting your friends and readers to request it.
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distribution
Hybrid publishers sell game tickets only
Most hybrids only put books on the field You may have written a good draft of your book, then wonder what’s next. Everybody suggests editing as a next step. Your vision for the book’s future could be more comprehensive. Yes, you probably want to write query letters, compare your book to other books to
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How to choose your ebook’s formatting
Would you rather be promoting your book, instead of formatting it? Doing promotion is always the author’s job, whether you have a book contract or you publish yourself. Here are your choices.
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How to use Amazon KDP Select, or skip it
Amazon throws its weight around. They have books to sell that are exclusive. They also sell other ebooks like everybody else does: book distribution can happen simultaneously with other retailers and reading services. Kindle books can be sold only at Amazon when authors use Kindle’s KDP Select. It’s an exclusive sales channel. Amazon calls it
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Let’s get real about self-publishing
I used to be an ardent fan of self publishing. I thought that the extra money you’d get out of making your own business choices, along with bigger royalties, would offset the extra work of publishing yourself. You could be rewarded with sales because no one cares as often about your book (every day) or
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Traditional deals mean genuine distribution
Debut authors have many choices to make, from selecting an agent if needed, to choosing self publishing versus small press or hybrid publishers. That last category can differ quite a bit between providers. One marker to watch is distribution: the channel that gets sales for a book. Many hybrid publishers—who by definition require authors to
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You could start your own press. With enough money.
Last year, an entity called Skin Horse Press grew up in my office here in Austin. I chose the name of this independent imprint based on a favorite book, The Velveteen Rabbit, as well as a nod toward my spot in a writing career. I’m 40 years in on my professional writing and editing, so
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