Is there such a thingaround here? I'm heading that route with my fiction novel that has not made the grade with agents and publishers. Yes, I know I'll be lucky if I ever reach 1000 copies and all the rest of the warnings. For me, its time to put my work out there to friends and family and my extended network and see if it has any legs of its own. If I sell 500 copies, a long shot too, I will have recouped just a lot, dollar wise, of what I have put in. If I sell 100, I'll call it good. And if feedback is encouraging, I'll do more.
Having said all that, I'm working on the bits and pieces. I've decided on Lulu, and by trying to sell my books online via lulu direct, a home page, a myspace page, and then secondly by amazon (which I will set to different costs on lulu so I make less). I've got a front cover and working on the back cover.
Here's what else I have down:
- copy edits and futzing with margins/headers/page breaks,etc. to ensure its as close to perfect as I can do w/o a publisher.
- cover art, etc.
- permissions for quotes used.
- copyright with US.
- making a myspace homepage and a lulu homepage.
- crafting pitches (to online forums and local shops/papers).
- book release/booksigning party put on by myself.
- maybe making a poster and some promotional materials, but light on this as I will not be pouring money into what has become my personal project.
- reading up on other pod people works, reading these sites for tips on POD marketing and use in general.
What have I missed?
Thanks.
Having said all that, I'm working on the bits and pieces. I've decided on Lulu, and by trying to sell my books online via lulu direct, a home page, a myspace page, and then secondly by amazon (which I will set to different costs on lulu so I make less). I've got a front cover and working on the back cover.
Here's what else I have down:
- copy edits and futzing with margins/headers/page breaks,etc. to ensure its as close to perfect as I can do w/o a publisher.
- cover art, etc.
- permissions for quotes used.
- copyright with US.
- making a myspace homepage and a lulu homepage.
- crafting pitches (to online forums and local shops/papers).
- book release/booksigning party put on by myself.
- maybe making a poster and some promotional materials, but light on this as I will not be pouring money into what has become my personal project.
- reading up on other pod people works, reading these sites for tips on POD marketing and use in general.
What have I missed?
Thanks.
