This blog post is the third in a series in which I analyse an article written by David Rozansky, publisher of Flying Pen Press, regarding the recent decision by literary agent Andrew Wylie to set up his own publishing imprint and license e-book rights to some of his clients’ works exclusively to Amazon. You can…
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They Had It Coming Indeed: Part II
This blog post is the second in a series in which I analyse an article written by David Rozansky, publisher of Flying Pen Press, regarding the recent decision by literary agent Andrew Wylie to set up his own publishing house and license e-book rights to some of his clients’ works exclusively to Amazon. You can…
Distributor Or Wholesaler? Writer Beware Explains!
If you’re considering submitting to a smaller publisher, one of the things you should investigate before you send your work out is what sort of distribution deal that publisher has. Because if it doesn’t have a proper distribution deal in place, its books (for which you can read your books) just aren’t going to sell….
Selling Books To Book Shops (Part I)
The following article first appeared on my blog in October 2008, but thanks to my technical ineptitude it disappeared from view a couple of months ago. Here it is again. I hope it stays here this time! Mainstream publishing houses employ sales representatives who work all over the country, visiting all the book shops they…
Income: Self Publishing vs Mainstream Publication
I always advise writers to exhaust all possible routes into commercial publication before they consider self-publishing their work. Recently, I was told that I was wrong. The reasoning went something like this: Forget about going to one of the big publishers. Put your work out yourself, pay for your own barcode and ISBN, and hire…
Publishers: Size Isn’t Everything
Publishers fall into several different categories. Right at the top of the heap are the few big conglomerates like HarperCollins and the Random House Group. These houses measure their turnover in millions, and each publish thousands of books a year. Then come the independents: smaller publishing houses with widely varying turnovers, which print fewer titles…