Self Published Authors

"Self Published Authors" Bi-Monthly Newsletter
Helping self-published authors promote and market their books
and share information and resources.

June 1, 2003 Volume 2: Issue 2
Jennifer Hollowell
editor@selfpublishedauthors.com
http://www.selfpublishedauthors.com

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IN THIS ISSUE:
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1. Editor's Notebook
2. Feature Article: How to Distribute Your Self-Published
Book Offline Judy Cullins
3. Resource Links
4. Interview: Meet Madame "M"
5. Free Products, Services, Downloads
6. Classes & Workshops
7. Announcements/Requests
8. Guest Article: The 3 Ring Circus: POD was Right for Me
By JP McCarthy
9. Self Publishing Services
10. P.O.D. Links
11. Classified Ads
12. Subscribe/Unsubscribe information

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1: EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK:
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Greetings writers and authors!

We've got another biggie for you! But remember, you have
two months to get through it all! It looks like we're going
to be putting this out on a bi-monthly basis from this issue
forward. Should this change, an announcement will be made
through the list. We're very excited to see how much we've
grown over the last few months with the potential for more!

The Self-Publishing industry is booming. Authors love the
control over every little aspect of the game. The challenges
are nothing short of inspirational while sales add up as a
direct result of the author's efforts. That's the point of
this newsletter -- to deliver the information necessary to
achieve those goals and feelings of gratification! If you feel
something's missing, don't hesitate to drop a line or two!

Would you like to contribute? Be interviewed? Advertise your
book or event? Make a reader request? Hit reply and your
message will receive a prompt response.

Enjoy the issue!

Jennifer Hollowell
J.M.H. Creative Solutions
http://www.jmhcreativesolutions.com

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2: FEATURE ARTICLE: How to Distribute Your Self-Published
Book Offline Judy Cullins
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Where is your book now? With a distributor? In a bookstore?
On your website? Or, did it already die an early death after
a few months?

New self-published authors often believe they need a
distributor to sell a lot of books. They want to use Ingram
or Baker & Taylor because they think they need to get their
book into the "brick and mortar" bookstores like Barnes and
Noble. They go through many hoops and snags to accomplish
this - what I call the "traditional publishing nightmares"
of inefficiency and lack of care for authors with so many
hoops, some give up.

So many authors I speak with who have gone this route still
have thousands of unsold copies littering up storage space.
Talk about discouragement.

Distributors Can be Dangerous to Your Book's Health and Your
Wallet!

One author wrote, illustrated and marketed six beautiful
children's books. Her books were well reviewed and received.
For some time, the profits rolled in until her distributor
went bankrupt, owing her $160,000. After she stopped crying,
she decided to take her books on the road - to local fairs
and talks where she could KEEP all the profits.

Distributors take quite a chunk of money from the author's
profits too. They charge the author for storage, and when
books are returned, the author loses those sales, and has
to pay the distributor too. Authors lose from the
bookstores because payment is late or unreliable. Some
authors wait for funds way beyond 90 days. In fact, many
just don't get paid. Writers are not always good at
collections either. You see, middlemen not only take most
of the author's profits, they cause much stress too.

How Can Self-Published Authors Distribute Offline?

For print books (perfect bound, comb bound or stapled) or
eBooks (sent over e-mail through Word or Portable Document
Files)

One. Local Distribution.

For each venue, make sure to include ordering information
such as your Web site URL, your company address, your
toll-free 800 number, and your local phone number.

1. Distribute Through the Press

Create a "Power Press Release" (include tips and how-to's)
Get a Feature Story from the Media
Write a how-to article and submit

2. Distribute Through Flyers

Carry 25 flyers with you. Give everyone you meet a flyer
with your book cover on it.
Include excerpts and testimonials.

Make it easy to buy. Offer to accept credit cards or checks.
Include your toll-free number, local number, web site, and
e-mail.

3. Distribute through a local Talk Show - Radio and TV

Your audience wants "how-to" information, not other details
about your book. Don't sell, inform. Offer a free report to
audience to capture e-mail addresses

4. Distribute at local talks to groups

Sell your print books at the back of the room.
Take a clipboard and capture everyone's e-mail at the talk.
These people become your dedicated sales force and tell others.
Word of mouth takes up to two or three years, so be patient
for results.

Check your library for Clubs to offer your talk.

You don't need a traditional distributor to get your books out.
Follow the above advice and note your increased sales.

If you are discouraged because traditional methods of
distribution haven't brought you the profits you wanted, think
Internet distribution. This method is good for the long haul
and costs you the author little time or money. With Online
distribution the author gets to keep all the money.

Whether you have a Print on Demand (POD) book or an eBook, you
the author can become your own distributor these ways:

1. Distribute through two-step e-mail promotion campaigns

You don't need a Web site to sell products. Benefit from the
easy and preferred way to buy by many people out there in
cyberspace.

First Step: Send your different e-mail lists a freebie. Think
of your groups - customers, clients, eZINE subscribers,
ePublishers, teleclass groups, and networkers. Offer a free
answer for a question with your expertise. Offer a free
"Special Report," or an excerpt from your book. This will
start your relationship off on a good foot. (Increased sales
come from trust developed during relationship marketing more
than anything else)

Second Step: Follow up the freebie with your sales letter for
your product or service. Each sales message includes: headline
to capture attention, background of problem, where the
potential buyer wants to be, benefits and features of how to
get there. Add testimonials and be sure it's credible and
sincere.

Be sure to ask for the sale and include several easy ways to
buy - toll-free number, fax or mail an order form placed at
the end of the sales letter, or if you have a Web site, a
link to where they can buy with a secure provider.

2. Distribute through your own eZINE

If you want to attract more credibility, trust, and sales,
then write your own eZINE. Your potential clients and
customers expect a lot of free information, so give it to
them. In your eZINE include a feature article, editor's note,
resources and tips. You'll get to be well known as the
"expert." In each eZINE, add your sales messages for your
products or service. Keep your eZINE regular- once every two
weeks or once a month to start. Keep it short-a real
challenge to many of us.

3. Distribute by submitting how-to free articles to top
opt-in e-ZINE.

Online readers love free information. They subscribe to
e-ZINE that you can submit your well-written article to.
After learning acceptable article formats from a book coach,
start subscribing and submitting them. Collect 5-10 edited
articles before you send. Thousands, even 500,000-targeted
potential buyers will see your article with your signature
file on it every time you submit it.

Be sure your product is already up on a Web site. Many Web
publishers will take your e or print book, sell it, and
distribute it for you for a commission of 50% or so. This
is great for people who do not have their own site.

4. Distribute through your signature file on every e-mail
you send

At the bottom of each e-mail is a signature file. It should
have your name and title, your top benefit, a free offer,
a link to where your book is sold, your e-mail and Web
address, and your local phone number. Everyone on the net
accepts this subtle promotion form. If you do not include
it, you are passing up an easy way to draw attention to
your product.

5. Distribute through your own Web site

Creating your Web site with marketing pizzazz. Don't just
be creative and put up colorful graphic. Put up order
pulling ad copy that convinces your visitor to buy. Create
a sales letter that includes links to the buying page where
your customers can buy. Be sure your sales letter is long
enough to include your customers' resistance, benefits and
features of your book, and multiple testimonials. Ask a book
or Web coach to guide you.

6. Distribute through someone else's Web site

Other ePublishers want your books - both print and eBooks.
Each wants you to write a 100 word or less blurb (including
benefits and testimonials). They will sell, distribute, and
keep track of your sales, sending you a check every few weeks
or so. They take different commissions. Most give you royalties
of 30-50% depending on whether it is a print or eBook. You
may want to investigate www.bookcoaching.com.

7. Get an ISBN number

When you put an ISBN number on your book, you are listed in
"Books-in-Print." Libraries, bookstores and Amazon.com
ISBN require it. For the money and amount of work this is,
you may do better than putting your energy into other Online
venues. You pay $225 for 10 or $800 for 100 today.

8. Distribute through a sales letter straight from your
e-mail

Every time I want to promote my teleclasses, I send a sales
letter. The letter follows the free report I already sent a
few weeks ahead to the same egroup. You may already have
your eZINE subscribers in a list. Collect all kinds of lists
of e-mails to include satisfied customers, teleclass
participants, ePublishers, or fellow networkers.

Send sales letters that promote your books, your classes,
or your service. Once, I learned this follow-up method
of staying in touch with my target audience, sales rose
from $75 a month to $3000 a month in about a year. Each
month, count profits, not numbers of books sold!
Internet authors get to keep all the money!

After several years of research and submitting to
traditional publishing and distribution venues, I got
discouraged and decided to become an author's advocate.
I turned to the Internet 2 years ago, and find that with
a little delegation, a little study with a knowledgeable
coach, a little attention, and a little money, my great-
selling eBooks earn enough for me to make my living this
kind, gentle, and easy way. I encourage you to try it!

Copyright © 2002 Judy Cullins Reprinted with permission.
Judy Cullins: 20-year author, publisher, book coach
Helps entrepreneurs manifest their book and web dreams
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Send an email to Subscribe@bookcoaching.com
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Ph:619/466/0622

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3: RESOURCE LINKS:
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OAKZERO: DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING SELF-PUBLISHED
AUTHORS http://oakzero.com/ocselfpubresources.htm

WRITEHOOKS.COM: SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHORS DIRECTORY
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JLBOOKS.COM: EXPOSURE FOR SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHORS
http://www.jlbooks.com/

ANOTHERBOOK PUBLISHING: ADVERTISE YOUR SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK
http://www.fsbofriend.com/anotherbook2002/authors2002.html

LARRY JAMES GIVE GREAT BOOK SIGNING TIPS AT THIS URL:
http://www.celebratelove.com/booksigningtips.htm

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4: Interview: Madame 'M (Interviewed by Daniel Shaurette)
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Meet Madame 'M', Mistress of The Creepy Little Things
An Interview by Dan Shaurette

Christy Moeller-Masel is the author and illustrator better
known as Madame 'M'. She has self-published two children's
books of dark stories about her quirky creature friends,
which have delighted kids and adults of all ages. Her first
two books, "Creepy Little Bedtime Stories" and its sequel
"Eerie Little Bedtime Stories", have earned rave reviews and
awards, including the ABPA 2001 "Best Children's Fiction
Award".

These hardcover books are hauntingly beautiful and feature
deliciously ghoulish illustrations and tales of such
characters as "Witchy Boo-Boo", "Target Man", and "Edgar,
The Invisible Kid". She will soon be releasing "Trauma
Queens/Trauma Kings" featuring more tragic treats for her
fans.

DS: First off, Christy, thank you for this opportunity to
interview you. I remember the first time I saw your first
book; I was immediately awestruck by the cover artwork.
Flipping through it and finding all of the wonderful drawings
inside, I was immediately bewitched. When did you first
come up with the idea for your Creepy Little Bedtime Stories?

CMM: When I was working as the Assistant Art Director for a
magazine in 1996. I wanted to write and illustrate a gothic
children's book. I was a little goth girl in the 80's and
noticed that a lot of the teens that I had been gothy, punk
with, now had families and were struggling with Barney issues.
I thought it would be fun to give them a book that teaches
the same sort of morals, but with a more gothic twist.

DS: If I may ask, how and when did you and your husband,
"Wolfman Joe" meet?

CMM: I met my hairy little wolfman in Denver, Colorado on my
birthday, 1990. I was at Oktoberfest with a friend of mine
and we bumped into him and his friends. My friend had gone to
high school with Joe and so she introduced us. Before that,
however, his father was one of my college professors, so I
knew a bit about him in advance. The girls in my class would
talk about how cute our professor's son was.

DS: I'm sure he's been very supportive of your ventures, but
what has he thought about being immortalized in your
collection of stories?

CMM: He is very supportive and bears with me very well. He
didn't seem to mind the new nickname since it really suited
him well and the story I wrote is very much like him. It goes
that he turns into a wolfman when he doesn't get his coffee,
which is a pretty accurate portrayal.

DS: Besides Joe, how many people that you know have been the
spark for a character you wrote about? How much of it came
from your own life lessons that you wanted to share with your
readers?

CMM: I would say that all of my characters are based on my
real friends, family or situations that I have found myself
in. I have a mini tape recorder so sometimes I will see
something inspirational on the street and just start dictating
it.

DS: Do you consider yourself to be a poet who can draw, an
illustrator who can write, or equally suited to both artforms?
Do you find one to be more challenging than the other?

CMM: I guess an illustrator that can write. The illustrating
comes more naturally to me and many times the character is
drawn first and then a story is built up around that. Like
the "Two-Faced Girl." I drew her first and then thought about
what life would be like for her. Also, after the drawing was
done, I noticed that it could easily become a double image,
with the girl's two faces becoming the face of William
Shakespeare, so I worked that into the poem as well. The whole
poem would be completely different if I had worked in reverse.

DS: How long have you been writing and drawing? Had you done
anything else like this before your first book?

CMM: I had worked as a graphic artist and as the Assistant Art
Director at a magazine for many years, so I had some
background in the publishing industry. I have also helped
others publish their books before actually doing my own, so
that was a big help. As a child, I used to write and
illustrate my own books for enjoyments. But as far as writing
and illustrating an entire book for publication, this was my
first time.

DS: As a father of four, I myself enjoy your stories, and love
it when my kids ask me to read to them more of the stories,
and read on their own. Would you consider yourself a
Children's author, or would you ever write other genres? If
so, have you written anything else, or at least been tempted
to?

CMM: I do not think that my books are only for children,
although they certainly are written on their level. Lately
there has been a boom of children's books for adults and I
like to think that my book can fall into that category just
as easily. The book I am working on now, "Trauma Queens/Trauma
Kings" is more of a children's book for adults than it is a
"children's book", since many of the characters meet their
demise. It will actually be sold more as a gift book.

DS: Did you leave another occupation to devote your life to
Creepy Little Productions? Has this become a full-time job
for you?

CMM: I was doing freelance work at the time that I was working
on the first book. I have cut back quite a bit, but still will
accept certain jobs if they appeal to me, usually book covers
or something related to books.

DS: Did you try publishing your books through traditional
houses before deciding to self-publish? Did you have an
agent?

CMM: Not really. Before this book, I had designed an "Alice
in Wonderland" pop-up book. It really would have been a
nightmare to print because of all the small pieces that would
have to be hand assembled, but I had faith in it. I sent
samples to multiple publishers and got just as many rejection
letters back. That is when I decided that it was not worth it
to go through all that time and energy, just to leave issues
that were important to me in other people's hands.

DS: Besides Phoenix, Arizona, where else have you lived?
Have you found Arizona to be easier to publish and promote
your books in?

CMM: I was born a military brat, so my list is pretty long.
I have lived in Arizona (3 times), Texas, Arkansas, Ohio,
Louisiana (3 times), Colorado, Alabama, Korea and Germany.
Arizona has been very good to me. I think the people here
are very genuine and supportive, not a lot of egos. They
have given me a good amount of press. Southern California
has also been a very good state for my books, so it must be
a Southwestern thang.

DS: Do you travel often to promote your book? Where was
the most exciting place you've been on tour?

CMM: Most of my tours outside of Arizona are in California,
but my most exciting would probably be in Chicago. I may by
doing one in Alaska soon, which should be interesting for a
desert rat like myself.

DS: How do you define "success" and would you consider
yourself and your books to be successful?

CMM: I don't think that success means that you have a lot
of money per say, but rather that you are doing something
that makes you happy and fulfilled. In that aspect, then
I am truly successful. I'm positive I could be more
financially stable working a corporate job, but being in
an office all day zaps all the life out of me. Writing
and illustrating are more in tune with being outdoors,
staying up late and just being creative and those are things
that are more important to me than having a lot of cash to
blow.

DS: Is there anything you haven't written or otherwise done
that you want to and look forward to doing?

CMM: More books and possibly an animation.

DS: Is there anything in particular, an author or favorite
book, that has influenced and inspired you?

CMM: I enjoy reading stories that take the side of the
character that is most misunderstood. One of my favorite
books is exactly that. It's called "Wicked: The Life and
Time of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory MacGuire.
After reading that book, I felt so bad for the Wicked Witch
that it changed my perception of "The Wizard of Oz" forever.
Of course, I have always loved Roald Dahl and Edward Gorey
books, too, for their sort of gloomy way of looking at
childhood.

DS: What would you say has been the hardest part of
writing? What about getting published?

CMM: For writing, the hardest part is the fine tuning.
A story may flow out in a few minutes, but the fine tuning
can take weeks. For publishing, to me the production part
is fun, but the marketing is tedious.

DS: What advice would you give for aspiring authors?

CMM: Write down every idea! An idea is only a thought until
it is documented. Once you start writing things down, the
ideas flow faster. I don't know about you, but my memory is
not the greatest, either, so writing things down keeps all
those ideas that would otherwise ooze out of my brain as I
sleep. Also, believe in your own work. Maybe even self
publish your first book, if nothing more than as a
portfolio piece to show what you are capable of. It shows
that you believe enough in yourself to invest in you and
that sort of confidence shows.

DS: Thanks again for your time. I'm looking forward to
"Trauma Queens/Trauma Kings" and everything else Creepy
Little Productions has in store for the future.

To find out more about Madame 'M' and her books, visit her
award-winning website at www.creepylittlestories.com.

Dan Shaurette is the self-published author of LILITH'S LOVE,
a modern-day vampire romance novel. To find out more about
him, visit his website at www.ShauretteNet.com.

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5: FREE: Products, Services, Downloads
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6: CLASSES & WORKSHOPS:
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Character Building Workshop [FREE]
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Classes and Workshops for beginning writers:
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7: ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS:
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: [PAYING] CeLEBRATIONS: visit
http://www.thedawsinsproject.com for details. Letters, or
inquiries, can be submitted by email at paulandrewdawkins@yahoo.com,
or by regular mail at the address above.

DIYCONVENTION.COM
HOLLYWOOD, CA._The 2003 DIY Book Festival has issued a call
for entries for its annual program, which celebrates the success
of independent authors and publishers. Award winners will be
honored at a ceremony held on October 2, 2003 in Los Angeles.

JP McCarthy will be discussing his book, GROUND ZERO and BEYOND
on TalkAmerica Radio this Wednesday, June 4th at 1:30 EST. Go
to TA website to find out info on your local stations that
carry TA. If you have any questions - please let us know. Thanks,
TwoRivers Publishing. [jimac22@earthlink.net]

Place your announcement or request here! Self Published Authors Newsletter
runs five announcements in each issue on a first come first
serve basis. Simply hit reply and send it in with the word
"Announcements/Requests" in the subject line.

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8: GUEST ARTICLE: "The 3 Ring Circus: POD was Right for Me "
by JP McCarthy
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Welcome to the "Grand Illusion!" Grab a seat, step right up
and get your ticket to the show. You don’t want to miss the
best three ring circus in the land.

Let me lead you on brief a tour of the exciting, sometimes
confusing, world of publishing. Over here, in the center ring
we have the mainstream publishing giants: the Elephants,
appropriately named Random, Schuster and Warner, each doing
feats of balance and strength and feeling smug about their
status in the circus. Everyone wants to see and be seen with
the Elephants for their prestige and lucrative cash-advances,
but alas, due to the nature of the game, consorting with the
Elephants can be time-consuming and requires long-term
maintenance and commitment. Unfortunately, wanting to run with
the Elephants, for most writers, is only a fantasy filled with
frustration and shattered dreams.

Off to the side, we find the Monkeys and Clowns, running in
circles and whipping the audience into frenzy. They provide the
crowd lots of fun and a good bang for their bucks, but just
like Subsidy Publishing, they might not always meet your needs
and sometimes appear other than what they really are. Words
of caution: Monkeys can bite and turn on you.

Look up and be amazed! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Sweat
starts to break out on your brow as your breathing rate increases.
The dainty Trapeze Artist will surely take your breath away as
she places one foot in front of another on a tight wire, defying
gravity while displaying unbending courage. "Don’t fall! Please
don’t fall," you say to yourself. POD publishing gives you the
same feeling: on paper, it takes your breath away and promises
the world. That is, of course, until the cost of purchasing
your own book becomes a reality.

So, my fellow authors and would be authors, where does one start
in this crazy world? In all three examples listed above, there
are advantages and disadvantages. It’s important to investigate
all three options to determine which fits into your overall plan.
Do you enjoy running with Elephants? If you truly believe in
yourself and feel you have a great product (idea/story), go for
it! Understand, though, that unless you have a connection, are
the next Tom Clancy or have some new way of expressing an idea
or story, it could be a long, frustrating painful journey.

What about the Monkeys and Clowns? Are you in for a few good
laughs? The only thing that I would say about Subsidy Publishing
is: Buyer Beware! Make it’s in writing exactly what you are
getting and at what cost. I’ve heard plenty of stories where
authors got burned by this type of publishing. Although, in
recent years there are subsidy publishing companies offering
more services at reasonable prices and terms.

Well, yours truly decided to watch the girl on the tightrope
and went with POD publishing. Why? POD met my need to get my
novel (GROUND ZERO and BEYOND) out in a timely fashion. I figured
it would take upwards to two years to publish my work if I
pursued the Elephants, a tenuous endeavor at best. My overall
plan was to get the book out, promote and sell 5000 copies in
the Upper Midwest and then take it to the Elephants for
consideration. If I can accomplish this, then I would have a book
with a track record and I could ask the question: When would you
like to publish "GZ & B" for national consumption? Will this
happen? Time will tell. The point is I used POD publishing to
meet my needs.

The POD process took a little over 5 months to complete from the
time I submitted my manuscript to the day the shipment arrived
comprised of six hundred copies packed into seventeen cartons.
The service and quality ranged from good to excellent; however,
when I ask my "service representative" how many accounts she
carried, she responded 250. I realized then why, at times, it was
hard returning my phone calls or giving me her personal attention.

One of the big advantages I see is having the ability to make
corrections or change the flavor of the book can, due to the
concept that POD only produces one book at a time or what the
market can handle. The only problem was the high cost of buying
copies at outlandish wholesale prices.

My costs:
* Paperback: $9.26 each
* Hardback: $15.65 each

Do the math and you’ll see these prices leave a very thin margin
if you want to get your book into major bookstores that deal on a
60/40 spilt (60% to the bookstore). To further complicate matters,
if you want to be price competitive with other mainstream books
and throw a book distributor into the mix, well, forget about
earning profits from your book. It’s a losing proposition. If you
plan to be your own distributor, this might not be the best way
to go. My current plan is to produce the book locally at a reduced
wholesale price ($3-5.00 paperback) so I can deal with distributors,
like Biblio and other specialized distributors, catering to the
small publishers and get the book out on a national level.

Would I do it again? Yes and No: Yes: because it helped me get
my book out fast without too much fuss while allowing some
flexibility for changes and corrections. No: due to the reality of
facing high costs to buy copies of your book. Where I see
POD shining its light is if you want to produce a "uncorrected
galley" to show around to agents and publishers in the Elephant
world.

What’s the future of POD? I feel it’s here to stay, but the
industry needs to change its business model and get prices more
competitive with mainstream publishers. If they could accomplish
this goal while offering both marketing services and quality at
reasonable prices, then there’s no telling where this type of
publishing might go -- maybe even to the lofty heights of our
petite wire walker. Move over Random, it might be time for POD
publishing to take the center stage! Like my book, time will tell.
One more thing, just like subsidy publishing, there are plethora
of POD publishers offering a variety of services and programs at
different rates. Check it out and be sure it meets your needs
before committing to anything.

If you have any questions about my experiences with POD
publishing or publishing in general, let me know. Thanks!

JP McCarthy is author of Ground Zero and Beyond. Copies may be
ordereddirectly from Two Rivers Publishing:
http://www.tworiverspublishing.com/Order.htm

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9: SELF PUBLISHING SERVICES:
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NORTHCOAST PUBLISHING: SELF-PUBLISHING ASSISTANCE
http://www.northcoast-publishing.com/

WORDSWORTH SELF-PUBLISHING SERVICES:
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