MUST READ for Authors to Avoid Pitfalls

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13777990034qk36Writing is an art.
Publishing is a business.  

If you want to sell your book(s) and not just write for your own fun, better get a thorough understanding of the publishing business and what to look out for when making decisions how to get your book to readers.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch wrote a fantastic blog – a warning to all authors, who are thinking about having a service provider (who call themselves publisher) to handle e-book formatting and posting the e-book to all online retailers – for 10 – 15% of your royalties.

Seems convenient to the author… So convenient that they don’t even bother to read the agreement, which can be VERY COSTLY in the long term.

 

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The essence of her warning: “If you don’t have the time to self-publish and you don’t have the money to pay someone up front, then don’t do it. That’s so much better than signing with one of these scam artists.”

“Please, please, people. Be smart.  Don’t sign with any company to design your e-books and handle your social media for a percentage of royalties.   And please, please, read all the agreements that concern your books before you sign or click “agree” on anything.”

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Make sure you understand what you’re agreeing to, and if you don’t understand it, ask an un-involved third party such as a lawyer to help you understand.  Don’t call the e-service and ask them to explain their agreement to you.  They’ll tell you not to worry your pretty little head about it.  And if you listen to them, the mistake is yours.”

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Read her blog post and if you have signed up with any of these “service” companies, take out your contract (if you printed it out) or go to their website and read it line for line to learn what you gave con sense to – and self-publish your next book by yourself – real self-publishing by you, the author!

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