tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post2143861494921639278..comments2024-02-23T05:16:12.783-05:00Comments on VOICES FROM THE HEART: Indie vs Legacy PublishingMona Riskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-40377241969970711902011-06-10T22:57:02.160-04:002011-06-10T22:57:02.160-04:00Congratulations on the big sales. I think part of ...Congratulations on the big sales. I think part of the explanation might be word-of-mouth advertising. Whenever I find an author I enjoy, I buy all of their backlist and tell all of my friends about them. Good luck on your next project, no matter how you publish it.Clarissa Southwickhttp://www.gemstatewriters.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-71405328098235140282011-06-08T11:57:42.932-04:002011-06-08T11:57:42.932-04:00Amy,
I'll second Jill's congrats on your I...Amy,<br />I'll second Jill's congrats on your Indie success. Thanks for a thought-provoking post. You've brought up a lot of good points.Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930730661273079224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-77199432440722537882011-06-04T11:42:12.325-04:002011-06-04T11:42:12.325-04:00Wonderful, thought provoking blog. And thanks to e...Wonderful, thought provoking blog. And thanks to everyone for all the comments!Robin Haseltinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07300418798565748969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-7054536032816024922011-06-03T20:43:47.788-04:002011-06-03T20:43:47.788-04:00Amy, congrats on your indie success. I'm not q...Amy, congrats on your indie success. I'm not quite brave enough yet, but I'm working on it.Jill Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754506629717417267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-60133156554488752402011-06-03T17:56:56.893-04:002011-06-03T17:56:56.893-04:00I enjoyed your post, Amy. The argument for lower p...I enjoyed your post, Amy. The argument for lower prices does make sense, which means more sales.Gerri Bowennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-69688693464799589142011-06-03T13:21:28.896-04:002011-06-03T13:21:28.896-04:00There are lots of places to chat with readers, alt...There are lots of places to chat with readers, although ironically, I avoid those online-right-now chats (as opposed to yahoo groups or other groups where you essentially post a message and read replies eventually) like the plague.<br /><br />Mostly, I use yahoogroups, Facebook, Twitter, and a few other Kindle-oriented groups. My blog, too.<br /><br />But as Terry said, if you have the right cover, blurb and price, the books sells themselves. There's really not a lot of marketing you can do that is all that time/cost effective, except: <b> write the next book </b>. <br /><br />Each book seems to provide the best marketing for your other books than all other marketing strategies combined.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122506895024303225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-27561377467971186722011-06-03T11:43:41.218-04:002011-06-03T11:43:41.218-04:00Whoops, I forgot my question. Where are you chatti...Whoops, I forgot my question. Where are you chatting with these readers?Carly Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236823971323039071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-71628883959953709572011-06-03T11:43:21.717-04:002011-06-03T11:43:21.717-04:00Great post, Amy. No advice, but as the internet sq...Great post, Amy. No advice, but as the internet squeezes costs out of publishing, readers are expecting lower prices. If you're not a Big Name, and the reader sees Jane New Author available for $2.99 vs. Alice New Author at $7.00, well the tradeoff is clear. Good luck whichever you decide!Carly Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236823971323039071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-73287899084275223032011-06-03T11:01:12.659-04:002011-06-03T11:01:12.659-04:00More and more of my published friends are self-pub...More and more of my published friends are self-publishing their backlist once they get their rights back - with good results. Given the lag time with legacy publishers, and the amount of marketing time spent on small/e presses with questionable return, I see a real benefit in doing it all myself and reaping more of the profits. <br /><br />That said, I just signed my second contract with an e-press. I enjoy working with my editor.Dealing with all the other minutae involved is a great learning experience, and will aid me when/if I go out on my own.Luanna Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594016051931769407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-26242596181627166622011-06-03T10:24:31.092-04:002011-06-03T10:24:31.092-04:00I sold nearly 200% over what I did last month, and...I sold nearly 200% over what I did last month, and 37% over the month before. One of my books: THE DARK FAE, a teen book, has been selling phenomenally. It's not marketing that's selling it. It's just taken off on it's own. Maybe the cover, the blurb, the fae. Not sure. But what I am sure of is that it would never have been available to the public if I had to wait on getting an agent or publisher for it.<br /><br />It's only been out for a couple of weeks, but the day before yesterday 21 sold just on B&N, yesterday 37 sold, and this morning 14. It's ranked #75 on Amazon and it has been as low as #31 on UK Amazon.<br /><br />I love self publishing! But I love publishing with Sourcebooks, Vintage and Samhain, too. So I do all of them. <br /><br />I've heard that Christmas stories do well, so good luck with yours, Amy, and with all your future sales!Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.com