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Comment on Cost Breakdowns: E-Books vs. Printed Books by Stephen Seifert

Stephen Seifert — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:09:37 +0000

I’m an author and I self-publish my books, DVDs, and CDs to a very active niche market. I have to charge sufficiently to be the guy that keeps writing and delivering this stuff. Physical cost has very little to do with it.

Comment on Cost Breakdowns: E-Books vs. Printed Books by Dena

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Comment on Are E-Books Sold or Licensed? by Debra Lynne Katz

Debra Lynne Katz — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:30:06 +0000

My publisher has been paying me 40 percent less then agreed in my contract for ebooks. My contract clearly says I shall be paid 50 percent for sub rights, including “ebooks licensed to third parties”, and yet Llewellyn continues to state that what they have with Amazon is not a license. In one email, the owner of Llewellyn, even stated “Amazon isn’t a third party!”. If any one is reading this and can help me with my case, please get in touch with me at debrakatz@yahoo.com. They made $20,000 off my books in the past 6 months alone, and yet they are trying to cheat me out of hundreds over this issue (my check was $2,700). I believe this would make an excellent class action suit as there are many other authors in the same boat. Even the agreement that Amazon has authors sign in called a licensing agreement!

Comment on What Is Facebook Doing With Your Info? by Hai

Hai — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:44:29 +0000

I Find it ironic that I commented on a 3 year old blog entry
Anyway you should update this blog for 2013

Comment on What Is Facebook Doing With Your Info? by Hai

Hai — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:32:47 +0000

I find it ironic how at the bottom it has a share on facebook button

Comment on Where Can I Read My E-Books? DRM and Format Issues Explained by Joshua Cohen

Joshua Cohen — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:30:26 +0000

David,

I was looking for a quick explanation of DRM for a customer and came across this posting and passed it on to a few people – really well done (still good two years later!)

If you have a moment, check out direct sales tool. Any author or publisher can set up in minutes to sell directly through Showcases like this http://ganxy.com/i/26631 that can be embedded on websites (http://www.diversionbooks.com/ebooks/how-win-sport-business-if-i-can-do-it-you-can-do-it), Facebook pages, Twitter, and more. Authors can sell in multiple formats and we provide a guidance interface so readers know how to get the book on the device of their choice.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Best,
Josh

Comment on Cost Breakdowns: E-Books vs. Printed Books by Always Write

Always Write — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:13:11 +0000

No problem — I’m always happy to help a fellow author. One other piece of advice: as you’ll see from my self-publishing posts, you can do the entire process for free or almost free (although it does take a good deal of time & effort on your part). So be wary of anyone trying to charge you money for self-publishing services, as there are many people who will take advantage of eager aspiring authors. But Kindle Direct Publishing (through Amazon), B&N Pubit, Smashwords, and CreateSpace (among others) are all completely free — THEY pay YOU when and if your books sell, with no up-front costs by you.

That being said, if you need or want help creating a great cover, having editing done, or having someone help with e-book formatting, I’m sure there are ethical people who can help you for reasonable fees. KindleBoards is a great place to learn, meet other authors, and find people who offer such services. Good luck!

Comment on Cost Breakdowns: E-Books vs. Printed Books by Ben

Ben — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:58:27 +0000

Thank you for the quick reply and the advice. This is all new to me. I will look over the posts you reference in detail. Again, I greatly appreciate it.

Comment on Cost Breakdowns: E-Books vs. Printed Books by Always Write

Always Write — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:20:29 +0000

Hi Ben, thanks for the kind words and for leaving a comment. I’m glad you’ve found the blog useful.

I actually have several posts about the self-publishing process, including my recommendation for printed books. While I sell many more e-books than print books, there is an undeniable allure to holding your finished work in your hands. But I would NOT recommend paying for a 1,000-copy print run. You can use CreateSpace to print as many or as few copies as you want, a few at a time, and to distribute to Amazon with no up-front cost (they just pay you a royalty when they sell). More details here:

http://www.davidderrico.com/self-publishing-options/

As far as copyright, registering it is a relatively easy online process with a $35 fee to the U.S. Copyright Office (www.copyright.gov). Also, your work is copyrighted the moment you write it (once recorded with pen and paper, printed, or even saved electronically).

– DD

Comment on Cost Breakdowns: E-Books vs. Printed Books by Ben

Ben — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:30:36 +0000

Hi David,

This blog represents what I always figured for truth in the publishing world. Thank you for confirming those suspicions and for documenting the details.

I am a first time author (actually about 1/2 of the way through my first young adult novel). I have been considering my options once my work is complete. First, I was contemplating financing the printing of the first run of 1000 hardbound books myself (or through a donor). Then I would sell them through Amazon or other online retail bookstores at the same time as offering an e-book through those same retailers at a much discounted price. Is that a good approach or should I just skip the printed version altogether? Does positive word of mouth spread as widely if there is no printed version available?

In my mind, I was also picturing the satisfaction of holding my very own book in my hands, but maybe it is not worth the headache and cost. Any thoughts or advice to a newcomer?

Also, is there a process I need to consider to get my work copyrighted? Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.