Hello!
Maybe the wise editor can help me with a question.
I tried posting this on the nonfiction board, but someone suggested I might get better information here.
I have more than a decade of experience as a reporter and public relations pro specializing in fiction authors. I recently launched a series of online classes, and in the feedback forms for my inaugural course, many of my "troops" said that class would have been a lot easier and might attract more people if I offered a "text book" in an e-book format. They could download it once, rather than messing around with new files with each lecture.
It's an interesting idea that would, indeed, make for a more organized class. But I wonder if publishing an e-book for purposes of my class might hurt my chances of achieving my real goal: To publish traditionally. The classes are one piece of my business plan to further build my platform so that I have a better shot of publishing my work-in-progress on PR tips for fiction authors.
So my question is: Would the fact that I had an "e-textbook" in my past send the wrong message to a traditional publisher? Or could it add to my platform? Obviously, the textbook for my class would be substantially shorter -- all worksheets, no instruction -- than my traditional book.
Thanks for any advice!
Louise
Maybe the wise editor can help me with a question.
I tried posting this on the nonfiction board, but someone suggested I might get better information here. I have more than a decade of experience as a reporter and public relations pro specializing in fiction authors. I recently launched a series of online classes, and in the feedback forms for my inaugural course, many of my "troops" said that class would have been a lot easier and might attract more people if I offered a "text book" in an e-book format. They could download it once, rather than messing around with new files with each lecture.
It's an interesting idea that would, indeed, make for a more organized class. But I wonder if publishing an e-book for purposes of my class might hurt my chances of achieving my real goal: To publish traditionally. The classes are one piece of my business plan to further build my platform so that I have a better shot of publishing my work-in-progress on PR tips for fiction authors.
So my question is: Would the fact that I had an "e-textbook" in my past send the wrong message to a traditional publisher? Or could it add to my platform? Obviously, the textbook for my class would be substantially shorter -- all worksheets, no instruction -- than my traditional book.
Thanks for any advice!
Louise
