Should you self-publish—or wait for a traditional deal?
Sue Collier | August 19, 2011
I get asked this question a lot by authors who are looking for a simple, cut-and-dried answer. But deciding which might be the right option for a particular author depends on a number of things. Here are some questions to ask yourself: How long are you willing to wait to see your book in print? [...]
This week in publishing (August 8 to August 14)
Sue Collier | August 15, 2011
Here’s some of what’s happening in publishing right now: From The Domino Project: Are you feeling lucky? One of the biggest distinctions between old publishing and new is the nature of luck. From The Savvy Book Marketer: The Media is Paying Attention to Self-Published Authors I came to self-publishing by accident. I wrote a novel, [...]
How authors can benefit from article marketing
Sue Collier | July 25, 2011
I’m very pleased to welcome today’s guest blogger, D’vorah Lansky. D’vorah is the bestselling author of Book Marketing Made Easy: Simple Strategies for Selling Your Nonfiction Book Online. Thanks, D’vorah! How Authors Can Benefit From Article Marketing by D’vorah Lansky If you are an author wishing to increase your readership, article marketing can send highly [...]
You’ve decided to go “indie”: What should you call your publishing company?
Sue Collier | July 11, 2011
You’ve finally made the decision: You are going to self-publish your book. And by “self-publish,” I am talking about true self-publishing in which you obtain your own ISBNs and start your own publishing company—not vanity or subsidy publishing wherein you sign on with a so-called “self-publishing” company that assigns your book one of its ISBNs. [...]
Why would a happy self-publisher want an agent? A Q&A with agent Jody Rein
Sue Collier | June 28, 2011
My friend Jody Rein, a terrific agent and former Random House Executive Editor, will be hosting a hot webinar for self-publishers on Thursday, June 30! Writer’s Digest asked her to put together an insider’s take on how self-publishers can find literary agents. Of course this is a controversial proposition: Why would a happy self-publisher want [...]
More things you should know about self-publishing
Sue Collier | June 6, 2011
I recently read a great list from LLReader by Shannon Yarborough, “My Own 10 Things You Should Know About Self-Publishing.” Shannon brings up a lot of good points, and I have some things to add to some of what she says that go a bit beyond just leaving comments at the blog site, so I [...]
How authors are misled into thinking they’ve self-published when they haven’t
Sue Collier | May 27, 2011
It happened again. I spoke earlier this week with an author who had recently “self-published” a nonfiction book, and she was particularly interested in reaching the library market. She directed me to her author website—which listed the book’s publisher as “AuthorHouse.” That re-routed our conversation immediately because I had to break the bad news to [...]
The 5 questions that can save your book
Sue Collier | May 5, 2011
Guest post by Susan Daffron, The Book Consultant A lot of authors get stuck on their book projects. Some writers start strong, but flail over time as they encounter a few of the realities of book publishing. Others have trouble getting started at all. So their dream of writing a book stays just that: a dream. [...]
Social media marketing for authors and self-publishers; a preview of the Self-Publisher’s Online Conference
Sue Collier | May 4, 2011
Next week, I’ll be featured as a speaker at the Third Annual Self-Publisher’s Online Conference, next week on May 11 from 9am to 10pm (Pacific time). I thought I would provide a little preview on my topic, which is how authors and self-publishers can use social media marketing to increase their book sales. Before the [...]
