tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570562478609294058.post5237762497998187320..comments2023-10-21T04:09:06.841-07:00Comments on Print/Ready: Rich-content self-published books are still too expensivebrucewwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05553138715338297098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570562478609294058.post-30573143856311823902010-03-16T16:49:44.281-07:002010-03-16T16:49:44.281-07:00Great advice Bill...thanks for the comment!Great advice Bill...thanks for the comment!brucewwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05553138715338297098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570562478609294058.post-38954284596963582202010-03-15T13:40:58.715-07:002010-03-15T13:40:58.715-07:00Hello Bruce,
Nice post - very honest indeed.
As ...Hello Bruce,<br /><br />Nice post - very honest indeed.<br /><br />As a self-published author since the late 1980's, I have watched this industry change dramatically. While tha playing field is fairly level today, a few hurdles still remain, and full-color books at an affordable price for resellers is one of them.<br /><br />But, this is a technical problem, and I am confident that companies like yours will soon solve it. The real probloem facing authors is more strategic. We have to turn from artist to business owner, and that is not as easy a problem to solve.<br /><br />My first five books were a commercial failure because I had not learned to write for a buying audience. It was not until my sixth book that I "cracked the code" - I found the audience first, then created a book taht spoke to them personally, and solved a major problem. This formula works for both fiction and non-fiction.<br /><br />In the ensuing years (since 1993) I sold 2 million+ books, in 20 languages. I keep going back to the same formula - find a group with a problem (be it entertainment for fiction, or education/information for non-fiction) and write the book they need, then connect with them and build a community.<br /><br />I really like the sounds of your new tool Book Show for websites, blogs, etc. I will look forward to learning more about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13521562929761980107noreply@blogger.com