Some of you have had good experiences with POD but I, and many others, have not. We have been decieved, disappointed and have lost money. So why did we do it?
Maybe we became impatient with the traditional publishing world as it is today, seemingly catering to celebrities and self-help gurus. The fiction world has its superstars who command huge royalties, perhaps using up the annual budgets of the big houses. As we over-40s know, things have changed in the last 30 years and there are few publishers who are willing to take risks.
But why did you write your book to begin with? I can only answer for myself. I wrote it in hopes of communicating some ideas to others, not to have it be listed online where hardly anyone will stumble upon it. And, to add insult to iinjury in my case, where if someone does find it, I will not see any royalties from a possible sale because of fraud.
We write to express a point of view. Perhaps that point of view does not appeal to a majority of readers, but I believe there is at least a small market for any thoughtful book. It is difficult find those readers with POD because many do not browse online. A good friend of mine said that she loves to browse in a bookstore and hold a book in her hand before buying it. I think the vast majority of readers feel this way, even in the era of the ebook and POD.
Best of luck with your ventures. I am finished with POD and ebooks.
Ellen
Maybe we became impatient with the traditional publishing world as it is today, seemingly catering to celebrities and self-help gurus. The fiction world has its superstars who command huge royalties, perhaps using up the annual budgets of the big houses. As we over-40s know, things have changed in the last 30 years and there are few publishers who are willing to take risks.
But why did you write your book to begin with? I can only answer for myself. I wrote it in hopes of communicating some ideas to others, not to have it be listed online where hardly anyone will stumble upon it. And, to add insult to iinjury in my case, where if someone does find it, I will not see any royalties from a possible sale because of fraud.
We write to express a point of view. Perhaps that point of view does not appeal to a majority of readers, but I believe there is at least a small market for any thoughtful book. It is difficult find those readers with POD because many do not browse online. A good friend of mine said that she loves to browse in a bookstore and hold a book in her hand before buying it. I think the vast majority of readers feel this way, even in the era of the ebook and POD.
Best of luck with your ventures. I am finished with POD and ebooks.
Ellen