Thanks very much Patrick for this breakdown. I first self-published in 2015. Now, have fourteen self-published books listed. Have been encouraged by good reviews over the years. In 2022, sales improved; an early novel started selling in UK. This novel previously went in USA, in 2017 and 2018. As a new author it's hard to get recognition in UK, without effective marketing and promotion. I do get listed with main retail outlets besides Amazon, but of course lack copy in actual reatail outlets. Main streamers will possibly run off a minimum 100,.000 copies for book shops presence. Glad now that I self-published. There is the copywright issue and with traditional publishing you need to get good sales to cover take - back from publisher, as mentioned. Over the years I submitted to main stream publishers, and have considered handing over copywright to traditional publishers, but have resisted. New authors, I was told, are likely to struggle, without a literary agent, who has a friend on a publishers board selection committee, who will promote his/her novel? I was seventy - years old, when my first novel was self - published. Have enjoyed self-publishing experience and, start a new novel or project well before I self publish a novel, play or anthology. That way, sales if not that good, I'm well into completion of a new nmanuscript ! amazon.com/author/grantsam and for commentary at samgrantpublicationscom.wordpress.com Best wishes, Colin (Sam Grant - author name)
Great to hear you have enjoyed the video and the self-publishing process. Its so much fun and means more royalties over all. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks very much Patrick for this breakdown. I first self-published in 2015. Now, have fourteen self-published books listed. Have been encouraged by good reviews over the years. In 2022, sales improved; an early novel started selling in UK. This novel previously went in USA, in 2017 and 2018.
As a new author it's hard to get recognition in UK, without effective marketing and promotion. I do get listed with main retail outlets besides Amazon, but of course lack copy in actual reatail outlets. Main streamers will possibly run off a minimum 100,.000 copies for book shops presence. Glad now that I self-published.
There is the copywright issue and with traditional publishing you need to get good sales to cover take - back from publisher, as mentioned.
Over the years I submitted to main stream publishers, and have considered handing over copywright to traditional publishers, but have resisted. New authors, I was told, are likely to struggle, without a literary agent, who has a friend on a publishers board selection committee, who will promote his/her novel? I was seventy - years old, when my first novel was self - published. Have enjoyed self-publishing experience and, start a new novel or project well before I self publish a novel, play or anthology. That way, sales if not that good, I'm well into completion of a new nmanuscript !
amazon.com/author/grantsam and for commentary at samgrantpublicationscom.wordpress.com
Best wishes, Colin (Sam Grant - author name)
Great to hear you have enjoyed the video and the self-publishing process. Its so much fun and means more royalties over all. Thanks for watching and commenting!