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has anyone been to POD-dy mouth recently and seen this interview under editor / agent interviews?
It was very interesting...Jenny Bent talks about books that were published POD, and then she picked them up for representation and sold them.
Ms. Bent goes on to say that just because you have a great manuscript, that doesn't mean it will find a home in the traditional houses.
Ms. Bent goes on to recommend POD, for authors who exhaust the traditional routes for publication and says that once you POD the book and get sales figures and such to put with it then submit the paperback and sales figures and so forth to agents.
She said that for a POD novel, It is better not to be in bookstores because your sales figures would be tracked and you would have a more difficult time with a traditional publisher doing something with it, but that they will work around the whole first print issue if the book is good.
Jenny Bent an Agent in New York with a sales record, saying go POD, if all else fails...she's had experience folks, and has sold some for six figures that were POD, to start with...SEE INTERVIEW FOR DETAILS.
She also recommended reading any advice by MJ. Rose on the subject since she was originally POD, and has been picked up because of her successful sales, to go on with traditionals.
INTERESTING.
BY THE WAY...I recommend as she does trying to get published traditionally first, but if all else fails, take it from her...take a chance with POD, and then PROMOTE, PROMOTE, PROMOTE.
Rev. James
It was very interesting...Jenny Bent talks about books that were published POD, and then she picked them up for representation and sold them.
Ms. Bent goes on to say that just because you have a great manuscript, that doesn't mean it will find a home in the traditional houses.
Ms. Bent goes on to recommend POD, for authors who exhaust the traditional routes for publication and says that once you POD the book and get sales figures and such to put with it then submit the paperback and sales figures and so forth to agents.
She said that for a POD novel, It is better not to be in bookstores because your sales figures would be tracked and you would have a more difficult time with a traditional publisher doing something with it, but that they will work around the whole first print issue if the book is good.
Jenny Bent an Agent in New York with a sales record, saying go POD, if all else fails...she's had experience folks, and has sold some for six figures that were POD, to start with...SEE INTERVIEW FOR DETAILS.
She also recommended reading any advice by MJ. Rose on the subject since she was originally POD, and has been picked up because of her successful sales, to go on with traditionals.
INTERESTING.
BY THE WAY...I recommend as she does trying to get published traditionally first, but if all else fails, take it from her...take a chance with POD, and then PROMOTE, PROMOTE, PROMOTE.
Rev. James