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First rule of publishing: money flows towards the author, not the other way round. (Not necessarily very much money mind, but it’s the direction that’s the impo
by pja 7y ago
First rule of publishing: money flows towards the author, not the other way round. (Not necessarily very much money mind, but it’s the direction that’s the important bit!)
No reputable agent charges authors directly for their services - their income comes out of a cut of the money paid by publishers to authors.
If you have a stack of books that your friends actually like & can’t get published, do you have anything to lose publishing them yourself on Amazon’s Kindle platform?
- thewhitetulip 7y agoFirst rule, that's what I thought and I declined his offer. You won't believe his arrogance. He replies "This wasn't an offer" I was planning to publish on Kindle but I'm not sure how to market the book. Do you know perchance how to market Kindle books? I read that 99% authors don't market their books. I want to be among the 1%!
- pja 7y agoDefinitely not my area of expertise! But go read the blogs of people that have been successful at it - plenty of tips there.
- thewhitetulip 7y agoThank you!