I'm struggling with how I want to publish my next book. I want the validation of a publisher taking a chance on me and paying for all the typesetting and artwork, but I also enjoy the process and control of doing it myself. I have some stuff on KDP but it's a wasteland. Nice logo BTW.
I love typesetting and book layout. I did my first book in Word with a cover in Photoshop, which was a lot of work and looked awful but I was still proud of it. I've got Atticus now and use Canva for covers but considering investing in Vellum. It's the cost though that's got me down: illustrator, proof reader, maybe an editor (though I'm supposed to be one of those but a second pair of eyes is useful), and the $250 Vellum price tag, but it would be immensely satisfying, even if I never sold a single copy 😂
Wow, I didn't realize what a huge cut Amazon would be taking from my .99 cent Sci-fi novel that came out last October. I haven't gotten my first royalty statement from my publisher yet, but I'll be setting my expectations more realistically now.
It is disheartening to hear the Amazon and publishing %s - no matter if they seemed fair at the time or not, it is your work that they market. I wish you all the luck to reclaim your profits!
I'm struggling with how I want to publish my next book. I want the validation of a publisher taking a chance on me and paying for all the typesetting and artwork, but I also enjoy the process and control of doing it myself. I have some stuff on KDP but it's a wasteland. Nice logo BTW.
Yeah. I want to see what it feels like to be in total control of the process from start to finish.
I love typesetting and book layout. I did my first book in Word with a cover in Photoshop, which was a lot of work and looked awful but I was still proud of it. I've got Atticus now and use Canva for covers but considering investing in Vellum. It's the cost though that's got me down: illustrator, proof reader, maybe an editor (though I'm supposed to be one of those but a second pair of eyes is useful), and the $250 Vellum price tag, but it would be immensely satisfying, even if I never sold a single copy 😂
Wow, I didn't realize what a huge cut Amazon would be taking from my .99 cent Sci-fi novel that came out last October. I haven't gotten my first royalty statement from my publisher yet, but I'll be setting my expectations more realistically now.
It is disheartening to hear the Amazon and publishing %s - no matter if they seemed fair at the time or not, it is your work that they market. I wish you all the luck to reclaim your profits!
Cheers
I love this bold direction (easy for me to say, no skin in this game), and the new logo concept is great. Good luck and keep us updated.
Thank you. At some point you need to take a risk and invest in yourself.