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On going beyond self-publishing to being an indie author. Why self-publishing is now a mainstream publishing choice, and accepted by the media. The pros and cons of self-publishing. Combining both traditional publishing and independent publishing in a hybrid model. The key book publishing paths. The magic of publishing in the rights model. http://www.TheCreativePenn.com/blueprint/
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Going beyond self-publishing to becoming
an Indie Author
www.TheCreativePenn.com
Writing for the sake of writing is fantastic!
Self-publishing that work can be absolutely brilliant as a personal project e.g. photobooks/ personal
memoir for family/ limited audience / school
project
We’re talking about:
* publishing professionally * publishing globally * being read and selling books * running a small business and making good money!
Going beyond self-publishing to being an independent author
http://jackiecollins.com/jackies-blog/on-my-decision-to-self-publish/
Self-publishing is now mainstream and a
positive choice for many
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23682885
Indie authors are now mainstream
BBC World News 22 August 2013
Sky News Jan 6 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/books/self-publishing
* Quicker time to market. For sale 24 hours after upload to Amazon, paid 60 days after the end of the month. !* Higher royalties but it’s not a get-rich-quick scheme & sales could be lower. 70 - 85% indie vs ~15% trad !* Total creative control over content & design. Doesn’t have to be a ‘commercial’ prospect !* Sell by any means, in any global market as you retain the rights !* Niche markets perfect as you can price higher !* Get into the game! Test the market and then approach a publisher with evidence of sales. Jump the slush-pile to agents & publishers
Independent/ Self-Publishing
* There’s less prestige than being traditionally published, but the stigma is lessening every day and readers & media generally don’t care !* You need to do it all yourself, or find suitable professionals to help !* You need to run all aspects of the business: writing, publishing & marketing
* For a professional result, you need a budget upfront
* It’s hard to get distribution into physical bookshops if that is a goal !!
Independent/ Self-Publishing
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With more people shopping online, or on their Kindles/ mobile devices, readers don’t care or know who publishes the book.
You’re a new author competing with other new authors. You’re reaching
readers. Where’s the stigma?
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Hugh Howey: Sold print rights only to
Simon & Schuster. Film rights optioned by
Ridley Scott. ‘Dust’ debuted in NY Times
bestsellers
Self-publishing doesn’t kill your chances of a traditional deal. In fact, these days it can be a faster route than
the slush pile!
Kerry Wilkinson has a 14 book deal based on
his self-publishing success of
Jessica Daniel crime series
Nick Spalding sold 400,000 self-published ebooks
before signing deals with
Coronet in UK & Amazon in the US
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Hybrid Model. It’s not an either-or choice anymore!!
* Decide PER PROJECT which might be the best route for your
book. Empowerment of the author as the centre of the
model. !
* A third of traditionally published authors are interested in self-
publishing their next book, according to a new survey from Digital Book World and Writer’s
Digest.
http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2012/07/30/literary-agent/http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2012/04/26/traditional-self-publishing-not-mutually-exclusive/
Handout & fantastic blog for learning about the industry.
It’s up to you how much publishing work you do
http://janefriedman.com/2013/11/19/infographic-key-book-publishing-paths/
http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2014/01/07/know-your-rights/
The magic of publishing
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* Creative expression. !
* Empowerment of the author. !
* A viable income through global technologies. !
* Connection with an audience. !
What are you waiting for?
Self-Publishing ...
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Free 87 page ebook on !
self-publishing and book marketing
www.TheCreativePenn.com/blueprint/