[stylist] Self Publishing

[Joe Orozco]

Donna,

Thanks for the book mention.  I'm going to definitely check it out.  From
what I've been gathering, even authors who get picked up by major publishers
wind up doing and paying for their own marketing in the current economy,
which makes me want to do a cost comparison.  I hope folks with more
information on book marketing will chime in, as this would be an important
point of discussion for self-publishing.

Joe

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Hi David,
Congratulations for getting this far in the process! There are many 
things to think about with self-publishing, and unless you already have 
done so, I would advise reading "Getting Your Book Published for 
Dummies" which is available as digital download and cassette 
from NLS or 
some other book about how the publishing industry works.

I think that I Universe still makes you sign an exclusive contract, 
whereas Amazon, for instance, doesn't. I'm in the  midst of researching 
this for my novel and it is a mind-numbing process. The other thing you 
need to keep in mind is that the writer, regardless of whether it's 
self-published or picked up by a publisher, is nowadays responsible for 
more and more of the promotions. I recently bought an accessible e-book 
called "Purple Snowflake Marketing" by Dave and Lillian Brummit, which 
is a great resource.

BTW, what's a nonfiction novel?

Donna Hill

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On 10/20/2010 2:51 PM, davidw wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have been researching self publishing company's and there are so 
> many to choose from.  Being a first time author of my non-fiction 
> novel I'd like to make the right choice.
>
> Can someone recommend a company for printing paperback's with the 
> advantages of distribution.
> and or company's that don't shy away from first time author's.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David Wermuth
> dwermuth1 at earthlink.net
>
>
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