Make Money Self Publishing
Make Money Self Publishing Reviews: Very good real-world stories from small independent publishers. In most cases, the publisher saw a need for a book on touring New Jersey, or hiking, or buying a horse, or serving educational niches and began with the premise of wanting to provide information and ideas not already “out there.” What inevitably follows is a collision with the reality of a crowded and brutal marketplace, and “Make Money Self-Publishing” shows the creative ways each publisher pursued to create a livelihood.
An earlier reviewer found the book depressing I found it inspiring. I would say to anyone with a pipe dream of making a fortune from their book to take a good look at this and other books on self publishing, learn that it is a battle royal even to break even, and to instead pursue publishing as a way of spreading new ideas. Hopefully Suzanne’s book will demonstrate that this may lead to you making a livelihood as well, but only if you go into this field with your eyes wide open.
Make Money Self Publishing Reviews: Despite the somewhat pedestrian title Make Money Self-Publishing has significant impact on the reader. Foutreen successful self-publishers tell us their stories their failures as well as their successes what worked and what didn’t. For those interested in the self-publishing field this is fascinating reading.
The stories are varied. One author updates and reissues a single title year after year; others have extensive backlists. Some publish only their own work, others have parlayed their success into publishing the work of others. The abiding lessons are: there is no single formula for success, rules are made to be broken, and often the key element for success is discovered by accident.
Prefacing the fourteen tales is a chapter called “Self-Publishing 101″ which outlines succinctly much of the material told in greater detail in the other books reviewed in this collection. Ironically it is the tale written by an E-book publsher that highlights the continuing need for paper books. Through that story we found an Ebook publisher well-suited to our needs. Internet searches had not come up with this information.
Make Money Self Publishing Reviews: The main part of this book consists of stories by fourteen successful self-publishers. They include a couple who writes cookbooks, a single mom who creates books for school parties, a teacher who started by publishing in her spare time, and others. Even though the books may not be the kind you intend to write and sell, you can get plenty of tips from those who have gone before you. The publishers are frank, talking about the problems as well as the joys of self publishing.
Before getting to the publishers, Thomas starts with a chapter outling the commitments of self-publishing, including both time and money, and how long you can expect it to take before you become self-supporting. Honest, as well as inspiring, I recommend this book to those who are either dreaming of self-publishing, or those with some experience, but who want to become more successful.
Make Money Self Publishing Reviews: Anyone considering self-publishing should read this book before reading any other! Other, well intentioned books on self-publishing do a good job describing technical and marking issues, but don’t describe how to plan and run a publishing business. As with any business, you can benefit from reading case studies and this is the only book I know of that provides case studies of small publishing businesses.
This book profiles, in explicate detail, fourteen successful small publishing ventures that started from scratch. It answers all the questions that other books don’t. Want to know how the publisher got an idea for a book? Want to know how many copies they printed in their first run? Which distributors worked and which didn’t? Want to know how the publishers decided when it was time to hire additional help? This book answers all these and many more questions.
All the profiled publishers are average people. Most of them did not have any previous publishing experience and many had never written a book before. Ms. Thomas was smart enough to “get out of the way of her subjects” and let them tell their story their own way. This creates a reading experience that comes as close as possible to sitting down and having a one-on-one, conversation with fourteen publishing mentors. Ms. Thomas has done authors and small publishers a great service by writing this book.
Make Money Self Publishing Reviews: “Make Money Self-Publishing” is a book the publishing community has needed for a long time. It picks up where most books on how to publish and market end. Filled with the successes (and a few failures) of other small publishers, the stories in this book are not only inspirational but also extremely instructional. What each of the profiled publishers shares is how they actually put to use the strategies and theories of marketing and sales in the real world. No matter what kind of book you publish I guarantee you will find more than a few tips in each story that you can apply to your own venture.
While a great book for beginners, I think this book is actually appreciated even more by publishers who have been in the business for several years. By this time the novelty of publishing has usually worn off. Yet with success still not assured this can be a difficult time for a publisher. Seeing how the publishers in this book have faced and overcome these same challenges is just want is needed.
Make Money Self Publishing Reviews: Suzanne has penned one of the most inspirational books on publishing to hit the market. While the first chapter gives an overview of publishing 101, the rest of the book is filled with real-life stories, which reveal the secrets of how fourteen successful small publishers learned to capitalize on their manuscripts and avoid costly mistakes.
“Make Money Self-Publishing” will show you how to evaluate your book ideas, learn effective marketing techniques, discover sales outlets, publicize your book online, determine your printing volume, balance your income and work load, put together press kits and find on line book promotion lists. After studying what makes a self publishing author successful and becoming a successful author herself, Suzanne gives us a “Top Ten Tips List” which is a enlightening!
The authors who were interviewed come from a variety of backgrounds. These authors wrote their own cookbooks, mysteries, business and educational titles, travel guides and women’s fiction. Most had no prior publishing experience. What they did have was a dream and the willingness to promote their books. They now have great incomes as a reward for all their work.
With the explosion of self-publishing, everyone has the chance to follow their dream. The idea of making a living doing what you love is indescribably tempting. I know you will love this book and enjoy finding out the “Four Secrets that Sell Books.”
This book beautifully shows the human side of publishing. I recommend this book to every publisher and author in America. Everyone loves to find out the secret to success and I truthfully think Suzanne has discovered some of the best secrets. I love that she is willing to share them with us all.
Price: $10 to $75