This
is the fifth posting in my series summarizing my remarks in a panel discussion
on the “Ins and Outs of Self-Publishing” sponsored by the Washington, DC chapter of Women’s National Book Association.
In Parts One and Two of the series, I
discussed using a traditional publisher and self-publishing using
print-on-demand (POD) printing. In Part
Three, I discussed publishing via vanity or subsidy press and in Part Four, I
shared some self-publishing-via-subsidy press success stories. In this Part
Five, I discuss self-publishing by working directly with distributors and
wholesalers.
Tag: self publishing
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The Ins & Outs of Self-Publishing – Part Five
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The Ins & Outs of Self-Publishing – Part Four
This
is Part Four of a five-part series summarizing my remarks in a panel discussion
on the “Ins and Outs of Self-Publishing” sponsored by the Washington, DC chapter of the Women’s National Book Association. In Part Three of the series, I began a discussion
of publishing via vanity or subsidy press and I promised you some subsidy press
success stories in my next posting.The
origins of the two success stories I want to share are Veronica Li and Carla
Danziger, who were two of my co-panelists on the “Ins and Outs of
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The Ins & Outs of Self-Publishing – Part Three
This
is Part Three of a five-part series summarizing my remarks in a panel
discussion on the “Ins and Outs of Self-Publishing” sponsored by the Washington, DC
chapter of the Women’s National Book Association. In
Parts One and Two of this series, I discussed using a traditional publisher and
self-publishing using print-on-demand (POD) printing. In this Part Three, I discuss publishing via
vanity or subsidy press.Vanity and Subsidy Presses
When
preparing my remarks and hand-out for the panel, I asked some self-publishers
and small publishers for feedback. Feedback is what I asked for and feedback is
certainly what I got! One publisher
asked me why I would sully the name of self-publishing by including a
discussion of vanity and subsidy presses so prominently in my remarks.I believe that in
today’s world it is narrow-minded to dismiss completely subsidy presses as a
means of self-publishing. The negative
view of vanity and subsidy publishing is grounded in bad behavior by some
companies who preyed on the hopes and dreams of aspiring authors.
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The Ins & Outs of Self-Publishing – Part Two
This
is Part Two in a five-part series summarizing my remarks in the “Ins and Outs
of Self-Publishing” panel discussion sponsored by the Washington, DC chapter of the Women’s National Book Association.
During the panel, I offered an overview of
how an aspiring author might get her book published. In Part One of this series, I discussed using
a traditional publisher and began a definition of what it means to
self-publish. I noted that there is
debate over the definition of “self-publish” and listed three methods of
self-publishing:- Using
Print-on-Demand Printing - Publishing via
Vanity or Subsidy Press - Working Directly
with Wholesalers and Distributors
Using
Print-On-Demand (POD) Printing
Print-on-Demand printing, or POD for short,
is a method of printing by which you print one book at a time. In other words, you do not have to print a
book until you generate a sale for the book. - Using