All Discussions Tagged 'publishing' - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:55:36Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=publishing&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTrue Crime Writers Call For Submissionstag:crimespace.ning.com,2020-09-24:537324:Topic:4409202020-09-24T21:17:40.113ZMitzi Szeretohttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MitziSzereto
<p>Author and anthology editor Mitzi Szereto is currently seeking original true crime stories for the fourth volume in her true crime franchise, <em>THE BEST NEW TRUE CRIME STORIES: PARTNERS IN CRIME. </em>Full details can be found at: <a href="https://mitziszereto.com/call-for-submissions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://mitziszereto.com/call-for-submissions/</a></p>
<p>Author and anthology editor Mitzi Szereto is currently seeking original true crime stories for the fourth volume in her true crime franchise, <em>THE BEST NEW TRUE CRIME STORIES: PARTNERS IN CRIME. </em>Full details can be found at: <a href="https://mitziszereto.com/call-for-submissions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://mitziszereto.com/call-for-submissions/</a></p> True Crime writers call for submissionstag:crimespace.ning.com,2020-04-30:537324:Topic:4398912020-04-30T18:17:50.227ZMitzi Szeretohttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MitziSzereto
<p class="has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color">I’m seeking original new non-fiction true crime pieces for:</p>
<p class="has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color"><strong><em>THE BEST NEW TRUE CRIME STORIES: WELL-MANNERED CROOKS, ROGUES & CRIMINALS</em></strong></p>
<p>Full details available at:</p>
<p><a href="https://mitziszereto.com/call-for-submissions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://mitziszereto.com/call-for-submissions/</a></p>
<p class="has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color">I’m seeking original new non-fiction true crime pieces for:</p>
<p class="has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color"><strong><em>THE BEST NEW TRUE CRIME STORIES: WELL-MANNERED CROOKS, ROGUES & CRIMINALS</em></strong></p>
<p>Full details available at:</p>
<p><a href="https://mitziszereto.com/call-for-submissions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://mitziszereto.com/call-for-submissions/</a></p> The Amazon Effecttag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-06-27:537324:Topic:3476322012-06-27T14:46:06.840ZChristopher Valenhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ChristopherValen
<p>We've had many discussions in the forum regarding Amazon and the future of print books. There's an excellent, in-depth article in The Nation entitled "The Amazon Effect" that addresses the past, present, and future of book publishing, and the profound impact that Amazon and e-books have had on the industry. I'd be interested in hearing what you think after reading the article. …</p>
<p></p>
<p>We've had many discussions in the forum regarding Amazon and the future of print books. There's an excellent, in-depth article in The Nation entitled "The Amazon Effect" that addresses the past, present, and future of book publishing, and the profound impact that Amazon and e-books have had on the industry. I'd be interested in hearing what you think after reading the article. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/168125/amazon-effect?rel=emailNation#">http://www.thenation.com/article/168125/amazon-effect?rel=emailNation#</a></p> Where do you stand?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-04-26:537324:Topic:3416802012-04-26T09:36:51.972ZKeith Dixonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Keithyd
<p>Barry Eisler <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/apr/24/amazon-publishing-establishment-monopoly?INTCMP=SRCH" target="_blank">wrote a piece</a> for the London Guardian a couple of days ago about the benefits of Amazon as compared to the Big 6 publishers. This and the comments that followed (well worth a read) continued the debate about exactly how powerful a force self-publishing is going to be.</p>
<p>Lawrence Block also wrote a …</p>
<p>Barry Eisler <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/apr/24/amazon-publishing-establishment-monopoly?INTCMP=SRCH" target="_blank">wrote a piece</a> for the London Guardian a couple of days ago about the benefits of Amazon as compared to the Big 6 publishers. This and the comments that followed (well worth a read) continued the debate about exactly how powerful a force self-publishing is going to be.</p>
<p>Lawrence Block also wrote a <a href="http://lawrenceblock.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/all-changed-changed-utterly/" target="_blank">compelling piece</a> on his blog about the same topic, provoking lots of interesting stories from writers.</p>
<p>So where do we stand? Are we abandoning commercial publishing entirely? Is self-publishing where we're heading?</p>
<p>I realise this discussion has been rehashed several times on here, but I'm now seriously beginning to consider whether I should try to get agents and publishers interested (twenty-five years and still trying), or should just write the best book I can and put it on CreateSpace and Kindle.</p>
<p>Oh, and then take a course on Marketing Yourself for Fun and Profit ...</p> Barnes and Noble Will Not Stock Amazon Published Titlestag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-01:537324:Topic:3299982012-02-01T23:19:44.882ZStacyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StacyDeanne
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p></p>
<p>Just sharing in case someone hasn't heard.</p>
<p></p>
<p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/literature-in-lexington/barnes-noble-will-not-sell-amazon-published-titles">http://www.examiner.com/literature-in-lexington/barnes-noble-will-not-sell-amazon-published-titles</a></p>
<p></p>
<p>Best Wishes!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stacy-deanne.net">http://www.stacy-deanne.net</a></p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p></p>
<p>Just sharing in case someone hasn't heard.</p>
<p></p>
<p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/literature-in-lexington/barnes-noble-will-not-sell-amazon-published-titles">http://www.examiner.com/literature-in-lexington/barnes-noble-will-not-sell-amazon-published-titles</a></p>
<p></p>
<p>Best Wishes!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stacy-deanne.net">http://www.stacy-deanne.net</a></p> How to Publishtag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-11-03:537324:Topic:3211682011-11-03T16:10:39.110ZBrian Hoffmanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianHoffman
<p> I would like this to be the start of an ongoing post on the perils of publishing. This business is fraught with minefields that cost thousands of dollars, take your rights, and/or rip you off by not delivering what is promised or what we thought was promised.</p>
<p>This forum has a wealth of experience that can help others avoid many of these pitfalls. I don't think that most of these companies are dishonest, but they may not be the best way to get your book out. Remember, when you are…</p>
<p> I would like this to be the start of an ongoing post on the perils of publishing. This business is fraught with minefields that cost thousands of dollars, take your rights, and/or rip you off by not delivering what is promised or what we thought was promised.</p>
<p>This forum has a wealth of experience that can help others avoid many of these pitfalls. I don't think that most of these companies are dishonest, but they may not be the best way to get your book out. Remember, when you are talking to one of these companies, you are talking to a salesman. Let me repeat, a salesman. They want to please and some will say anything to get the business.</p>
<p>So lets help each other by collecting our experiences, good and bad, in one place.</p>
<p>Let me start with my own experience. I did a lot of research up front. I was very discouraged until I found ebooks on Amazon and Createspace. These folks are straight up and I'm pleased with the process so far. Book will be out first of December. </p>
<p>I'm also having a wonderful experience with Circle of Seven Productions who are doing my publicity.</p>
<p>I did run into one big pitfall. It's the number of people who will give you honest help, but when added together the cost goes far beyond any expected sales. For instance, cover designers $1500, editors $4000, compilers $699, and publicists $2500. All of these folks are honest business people and do good work but you can spend $10G before you know it. My warning is only use those services you can't do yourself. For me, it the publicist.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What are your experiences with the publishing business?</p> Selling Print Copies outside the UStag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-21:537324:Topic:3199472011-10-21T18:40:03.247ZMark Younghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MarkYoung
<p>Here is another opportunity for me to demonstrate my ignorance ... again! Those of us who are indie authors/publishers offer our novels both as eBooks and print. Since I must do pretty much everything on my own, I've tried to reach markets outside the through Amazon's affiliates like Amazon.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, etc as well as other non-Amazon sites. My EeBooks have been easy to connect to those web sites of Amazon's affiliatesm and I have been able to sell them overseas. However,…</p>
<p>Here is another opportunity for me to demonstrate my ignorance ... again! Those of us who are indie authors/publishers offer our novels both as eBooks and print. Since I must do pretty much everything on my own, I've tried to reach markets outside the through Amazon's affiliates like Amazon.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, etc as well as other non-Amazon sites. My EeBooks have been easy to connect to those web sites of Amazon's affiliatesm and I have been able to sell them overseas. However, print books are a different breed.<br/><br/>Does anyone know how to painlessly offer their novels to connections like Amazon.uk without opening up a bank account there through their Advantage program or paying Nielsen BookData fees?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p> Whats the next wave in E-Media? Interactive Fiction, Fad or Future?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-19:537324:Topic:3007612011-07-19T15:15:34.878ZKarynehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Karyne
<p>I think we've all seen so much changing in the publishing and writing world for the last ten years, even the last two, to know that there is always something new around the corner.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The question is, what? Howard Sherman has created this site, <a href="http://www.malinche.net/">http://www.malinche.net/</a></p>
<p>for his line of interactive fiction. It made me think of those Choose your own Adventure books when I was a kid. He gives an example and some thoughts behind it at…</p>
<p>I think we've all seen so much changing in the publishing and writing world for the last ten years, even the last two, to know that there is always something new around the corner.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The question is, what? Howard Sherman has created this site, <a href="http://www.malinche.net/">http://www.malinche.net/</a></p>
<p>for his line of interactive fiction. It made me think of those Choose your own Adventure books when I was a kid. He gives an example and some thoughts behind it at my site, <a href="http://www.jerseywisefiction.com">www.jerseywisefiction.com</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Could engaging readers at this level be the next new thing? A way to draw readers in when they are constantly being lured away by twitter, facebook and other forms of media hype?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think it's creative and inventive and might just be something that sticks. It has been done in various ways before, but these days, anything that pulls someone out of the real world and into a fictional one seems to hold mass appeal. There are even cell phone apps that do it, I have one on my smartphone right now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, I'm wondering what everyone else thinks? Fad or Future?</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p> Books Being Stolen Like Jewelry on Amazon!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-06-20:537324:Topic:2956322011-06-20T00:30:19.110ZStacyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StacyDeanne
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>A friend of mine's book has just been stolen on Amazon. The person is using my friend's name, stole the content of the book and put up a different title. Yep, even using her name. They have also stolen another one of her books, using her name AND the same exact cover except it's blurry. It's something else. She contacted Amazon, but has little hope. Just a few months ago another friend of mine had some shorts stolen from Amazon and the person put them back up for…</p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>A friend of mine's book has just been stolen on Amazon. The person is using my friend's name, stole the content of the book and put up a different title. Yep, even using her name. They have also stolen another one of her books, using her name AND the same exact cover except it's blurry. It's something else. She contacted Amazon, but has little hope. Just a few months ago another friend of mine had some shorts stolen from Amazon and the person put them back up for sale.</p>
<p><br/>This seems to be spreading fast. I've also read things from folks on forums about people's books being stolen. So far it's people stealing from self-published authors and taking 99 cent or free books then putting them up for sale as their own.</p>
<p><br/>I of course find this disgusting, as well as the reaction some folks say they've gotten from Amazon when they asked for help after their work was stolen. I can't say I am surprised this is happening. With so many people jumping to Kindle publish now, something was bound to happen. I read an article where it's happening over at Smashwords too.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So for those who are self-publishing through these channels, watch your back. You never know if it will happen to you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Here is a blog post on the subject from a few months ago:</p>
<a href="http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/012933.html">http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/012933.html</a><br/>
<p><br/>Best Wishes!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stacy-deanne.net">http://www.stacy-deanne.net</a></p> Indie Author gets $2million in 4-Book Dealtag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-03-25:537324:Topic:2799872011-03-25T04:08:23.561ZMark Younghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MarkYoung
<p>We have run the full spectrum this week. It was just announced that Indie author Amanda Hockings signed a $2 million-plus deal with St. Martin's for a four-book series that will begin in the fall of 2012. Here is the link to the the <a href="http://http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/books/amanda-hocking-sells-book-series-to-st-martins-press.html?smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto" target="_blank">NYTimes article</a> on this deal. They bring up some excellent points in this article, as did NYT…</p>
<p>We have run the full spectrum this week. It was just announced that Indie author Amanda Hockings signed a $2 million-plus deal with St. Martin's for a four-book series that will begin in the fall of 2012. Here is the link to the the <a href="http://http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/books/amanda-hocking-sells-book-series-to-st-martins-press.html?smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto" target="_blank">NYTimes article</a> on this deal. They bring up some excellent points in this article, as did NYT bestselling author Barry Eisler, when he recently walked away from a $500K, two book deal.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, does this mean that somewhere between $500,000 and $2 million is where indie authors should cut a deal? What is your cut off point? It has been an interesting week.</p>