How to Set up an Online Bookstore
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by Darcy Pattison
4y ago
The post How to Set up an Online Bookstore appeared first on Fiction Notes. As an indie publisher, I rely on the POD (Print on Demand) printers. Many indies make most of their money from ebook sales. But for children’s books, the market has consistently been print-driven with only 10-25% of income from ebooks. That can vary widely, as some authors do very well on the Kindle Unlimited platform. But 10-25% is probably a good average. This discussion centers around how indies provide print books to customers. While I’ll talk about full-color picture books, this POD strategy also applies to my nov ..read more
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When Will a Self-Published Book Win a Major Book Award?
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by Darcy Pattison
4y ago
The post When Will a Self-Published Book Win a Major Book Award? appeared first on Fiction Notes. Dear Librarians who serve on one of the ALA Youth Media Awards committees (Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Michael L. Printz, Schneider Family, Alex, Mildred L. Batchelder, Odyssey, Pura Belpré, Robert F. Siebert, Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media, Stonewall, Theodor Seuss Geisel, William C. Morris, YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Sydney Taylor, and American Indian Youth Literature): I greet you, fellow re ..read more
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Indie Means Indie
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by Darcy Pattison
4y ago
The post Indie Means Indie appeared first on Fiction Notes. Smashwords’ Mark Coker is sounding the alarm about indie publishers (those who write and publish their own works—let’s get the terminology right–it’s INDIE publishers, not the deprecating “self-published”) relying too much on Amazon. I agree with Coker. Two and half years ago, I started advertising on Amazon’s AMS platform. It doubled my sales. But then, everyone else found the platform and the cost of advertising has sky-rocketed. I get it. There’s competition, as there should be. But what I don’t get is that the platform is c ..read more
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Control Or Creativity?
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by Darcy Pattison
4y ago
The post Control Or Creativity? appeared first on Fiction Notes. Who’s in control of the publishing process? Once the contract is signed, does the author have any say in what happens to the story? Traditional contracts specify that the publishing company will publish as they see fit. In other words, control is given to the publisher by the contract. Director Marielle Heller talks about creativity in the directing process. One criticism of indie authors is that are control freaks. Indeed, many indies will say that control is one of their main issues in choosing how to publish. And that ..read more
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The Wayfinder: YA Fantasy
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by Darcy Pattison
5y ago
The post The Wayfinder: YA Fantasy appeared first on Fiction Notes. READ A FREE HEARTLAND TALES SHORT STORY: CLICK HERE The Wayfinder was my first published novel, 2000 Greenwillow/Harpercollins. I remember where I was when I heard the news that someone wanted to publish this manuscript. I was with my oldest daughter, Sara, at a local mall. I had to use a pay phone to call the editor back, Standing there in the hallway, near the mall office, the pay phone was noisy. The Heartland series: middle grade fantasy novels. Kirkus Reviews says, “…a charismatic YA fantasy…” Why a Wayfinder ..read more
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