tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post3029855473863523071..comments2024-02-23T19:28:12.169+11:00Comments on Publish or Perish: Self Publishing: a Review.Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-88324693692532799562009-11-15T10:42:32.441+11:002009-11-15T10:42:32.441+11:00If you go self-published, the internet is a wonder...If you go self-published, the internet is a wonderful way to get the word out quickly. I stumbled upon an author on Twitter last fall and her book really took off all through her own PR efforts. She's published through Unbridled Books and they've got some excellent books but they really leave the PR up to the authors. You know your bloggie friends will help as well!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-56464494360994179542009-11-14T20:53:11.057+11:002009-11-14T20:53:11.057+11:00Dear Al
I would say go for it if you are confiden...Dear Al<br /><br />I would say go for it if you are confident in the product and have the energy not just for the production process but for further promotional stuff afterwards. There is nothing --- nothing--- like seeing your own work between covers and knowing others are reading and appreciating it.<br />Obviously Christy P will be there for email consultation and as well as that your blog is ready built for promotion across cyber space. If you blogged the process then others would be interested, for themselves, but also in the book inself. (And, you have that great cover...)<br />I think many writers are thinking of taking this route as novels which twenty years ago which would have been welcomed by publishers are being pushed to one side by oddities which sell well but which could never be labelled literature.<br />And there have been cases here where self-published novels that did well have been taken on by mainstream publishers. In effect yoy have done their market research for them.<br />So I say - go for it. I for one (of many) would buy one from Amazon.<br />It's about belief in yourself...<br />wxWendy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-5434744087484993152009-11-14T08:25:44.389+11:002009-11-14T08:25:44.389+11:00Thanks Al for the wonderful review! I am actually ...Thanks Al for the wonderful review! I am actually formatting a book for a friend this weekend, if you ever need my help, and you want to try self-publishing with CreateSpace, just e-mail me, I'd be happy to help!<br /><br />On a side note, the pictures of the parrot sre so pretty. How you get these shots escapes me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-6678521949547877262009-11-14T00:21:51.880+11:002009-11-14T00:21:51.880+11:00I just finally got my literary journal finalized, ...I just finally got my literary journal finalized, edited and I used CreateSpace to publish it -I've bought a book or two from CreateSpace, and I have been uniformly impressed with the quality of the books (fortunately, my journal was no exception to that). <br /><br />If it's worth it to start getting your work out there without going through traditional publishing routes, I would definitely give it a shot. Although, having a professional editor is something I would definitely recommend (the only reason I didn't hunt one down myself was because my journal was a school project. Next issue might be a different story). <br /><br />The control over the design of the book offered by CreateSpace was one of its most attractive features to me, even though I about tore my hair out trying to format everything just the way I wanted it. It's an interesting experience to be editor, designer, marketer and publisher all in one, but I had a lot of fun with it.baileythebookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374513173496945550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-1711521862806108142009-11-13T23:34:07.850+11:002009-11-13T23:34:07.850+11:00self publishing seems to me to be expensive and ex...self publishing seems to me to be expensive and exhausting - however since finding a publisher prooves to be equally exhausting perhaps it would be worth a go? I don't know...Terrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112479764398508654noreply@blogger.com