I’m already the author of a self-help best-seller published by Random House. But I’ve had no luck interesting agents or publishing houses in my new, award-winning first novel.
So I’ve set up my own self-publishing house (”Books of Destiny”). I used Amazon’s CreateSpace and Kindle Direct to self-publish the novel. Also used CreateSpace and Lightning Source/Irwin to publish another non-fiction work.
What I’ve learned in the process is that there’s no such thing as easy money in the publishing biz. So I’m returning to my core discipline as a marketer, and am about to begin to self-promote the sales of my books.
Please note that this post is NOT part of my marketing program. It’s just a cautionary note to those who may wish to enter the publishing arena on their own.
“Books of Destiny”
So I poked my nose into your book on Amazon
Wow - nicely done
Great forward
Your writing is beautiful and easy to read
Good luck - I think time (and the Lord) will reward you
Yes, marketing is everything. Or at least 90% of success.
Yes, this article implies how easy it is to make money by self publishing through Amazon. However, out of the three cases mentioned in the excerpt above, two of the authors had promotional help from Amazon. So it seems you still need marketing and promotions to have a good shot at making money there.
I have about 30 books in print, including 2 NYTimes best sellers and a #1 best seller. There is no doubt e-publishing is going to overtake paper, but there will always be a place for paper as people like me prefer a book to hold, mark up, and dog ear.
LOL. yeah, sure! Pull the other one. :-)