small publishers/self publishing - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:31:28Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/small-publishersself?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A189987&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYeah, why would you want to r…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-25:537324:Comment:1899872009-03-25T18:12:08.857ZGerriehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Gerrie
Yeah, why would you want to read Hillary's or Bill's memoirs? Don't we know too much already? I'm amazed at people who live public lives and still sell big. I think readers of such books think they'll get a tantilizing tidbit that they already don't know. For instance, it must take a whole library section for JFK books. Oh well... I have fun writing, until writer's block sets in.
Yeah, why would you want to read Hillary's or Bill's memoirs? Don't we know too much already? I'm amazed at people who live public lives and still sell big. I think readers of such books think they'll get a tantilizing tidbit that they already don't know. For instance, it must take a whole library section for JFK books. Oh well... I have fun writing, until writer's block sets in. Yes. Non-fiction with a star…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-25:537324:Comment:1899692009-03-25T17:47:15.072ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Yes. Non-fiction with a star author sells incredibly well. I have no idea why that should be so. I've never even be tempted to read one of those books from the library.
Yes. Non-fiction with a star author sells incredibly well. I have no idea why that should be so. I've never even be tempted to read one of those books from the library. I hate to sound sour, but I h…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-25:537324:Comment:1899622009-03-25T17:35:18.441ZGerriehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Gerrie
I hate to sound sour, but I heard that Condy Rice got 3.2 million for her memoirs. Don't recall the publisher anddon't know if the dollar count is absolutely correct, but giving this kind of advance, your agent isn't going to sell your debut book to that one any time soon. Hey, I like Condy, but I know as much about her as I want to.
I hate to sound sour, but I heard that Condy Rice got 3.2 million for her memoirs. Don't recall the publisher anddon't know if the dollar count is absolutely correct, but giving this kind of advance, your agent isn't going to sell your debut book to that one any time soon. Hey, I like Condy, but I know as much about her as I want to. Andrew, I hear what you are s…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-23:537324:Comment:1892572009-03-23T11:49:34.878Zsteve reederhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/stevereeder
Andrew, I hear what you are saying in what you wrote, but some of us different problems with getting published in UK or USA. My first novel is in print by waterfrontbooks.net in South Africa which really doesn't make me much money because the market here is just so small (4 500 copies sold and you're concidered a best seller here) Now, what I need is a publishing deal in UK/USA, but the publishing houses there won't accept a manuscript from someone outside of the country unless it comes from an…
Andrew, I hear what you are saying in what you wrote, but some of us different problems with getting published in UK or USA. My first novel is in print by waterfrontbooks.net in South Africa which really doesn't make me much money because the market here is just so small (4 500 copies sold and you're concidered a best seller here) Now, what I need is a publishing deal in UK/USA, but the publishing houses there won't accept a manuscript from someone outside of the country unless it comes from an agent or with a referal from one of their current authors. The agents say it is too much trouble to represent someone from so far away, unless they are already a known writer!<br />
I'm thinking perhaps I should e-publish but being an internet illiterate, I can't seem to find out how to do this, or who to do it with! You couldn't be more right, I…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-23:537324:Comment:1891852009-03-23T02:33:13.978ZStephanie Padilla, Editor-NewMysteryReader.comhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Stephanie
You couldn't be more right, I.J. I actually am very familiar with the college text book industry. It is bad enough that they charge an outrageous amount for textbooks, and the fact that they make a couple of new changes each year and force students to buy the new editions is even more ludicrous. I've heard that some states are trying to make laws against that, and are demanding that either textbooks be changed a certain degree to warrent a new edition, or sell only the exact pages of what they…
You couldn't be more right, I.J. I actually am very familiar with the college text book industry. It is bad enough that they charge an outrageous amount for textbooks, and the fact that they make a couple of new changes each year and force students to buy the new editions is even more ludicrous. I've heard that some states are trying to make laws against that, and are demanding that either textbooks be changed a certain degree to warrent a new edition, or sell only the exact pages of what they have changed. Either way, though, it seems even those publishers are in financial trouble, as the Thompson takover from Centgage shows. There's only so many dollars out there, and technology and alternate forms of entertainment (new tangent) are making it harder and harder for print publishers to make a buck. Because, speaking strictly fo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-16:537324:Comment:1883572009-03-16T17:44:31.905ZminervaKhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/minervakoenig
Because, speaking strictly for myself here, I need to earn SOMETHING from what I write, if I'm going to do this as a 'career.' I know it most likely will never support me in the Style To Which I'd Like To Become Accustomed, but I simply can't afford (practically or psychologically) to invest the amount of time I do in writing and not get some monetary reward for it.
Because, speaking strictly for myself here, I need to earn SOMETHING from what I write, if I'm going to do this as a 'career.' I know it most likely will never support me in the Style To Which I'd Like To Become Accustomed, but I simply can't afford (practically or psychologically) to invest the amount of time I do in writing and not get some monetary reward for it. Exactly.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-16:537324:Comment:1883492009-03-16T15:47:10.820ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
Exactly.
Exactly. It walks an ethical boundary,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-16:537324:Comment:1883472009-03-16T15:46:27.291ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
It walks an ethical boundary, that's for sure--though plenty of colleagues in other departments make students buy their textbooks. I suppose I could wait 'til after I'm tenured, and then they can gossip all they want. Assuming I still have a novel or two in print by then...
It walks an ethical boundary, that's for sure--though plenty of colleagues in other departments make students buy their textbooks. I suppose I could wait 'til after I'm tenured, and then they can gossip all they want. Assuming I still have a novel or two in print by then... Nah! Someone will make nasty…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-16:537324:Comment:1883222009-03-16T13:40:57.591ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Nah! Someone will make nasty cracks and your colleagues will gossip. Not worth it.
Nah! Someone will make nasty cracks and your colleagues will gossip. Not worth it. And they make sure that every…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-16:537324:Comment:1883202009-03-16T13:38:12.492ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
And they make sure that every other year the same book has just a few small changes so that students have to pay the full price again and can't use used copies.<br />
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(This one ended up down a ways from the nasty textbook publishers).
And they make sure that every other year the same book has just a few small changes so that students have to pay the full price again and can't use used copies.<br />
<br />
(This one ended up down a ways from the nasty textbook publishers).