to publish, or not to publish making smart publishing decisions
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What You Will Do… Provide the completed manuscript Work with editors and design teams Help promote the completed workTRANSCRIPT
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To Publish, or Not to Publish…
Making Smart Publishing Decisions
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Traditional Publishing
Author w/ Manuscript + Publisher w/ Funding =
Published Book
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What You Will Do…
• Provide the completed manuscript• Work with editors and design teams• Help promote the completed work
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What they will do…
• Design the cover• Typeset the book • Determine the title • Pay for printing, distribution and marketing
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Self Publishing
Author w/ Manuscript + Funding =
Published Book
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What You Will Do…
• Everything
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Pros for Traditional
• Much less risk for the author• Much less cost for the author • Ready team of professionals already
assembled• No startup costs • Greater prestige
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Cons for Traditional
• Much lower profit margin • Far less creative control over cover, title, etc
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Pros for Self Publishing
• Much higher potential for profit• Greater creative control
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Cons for Self Publishing
• Much greater financial risk • Higher startup costs• More effort on the part of the author• Some people will not take you seriously
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Traditional
5000 books @ $10 $50,000 10% $5,000= x =
Print Run Total Revenue Royalty Author Profit
Author Profit
-$5,000
Expenses
$0 =
Total Author Profit
$5,000
If your book does not sell, you do not lose any money.
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Self
5000 books @ $10 $50,000 100% $50,000= x =
Print Run Total Revenue Royalty Author Profit
Author Profit
-$50,000
Expenses
$25,000 =
Total Author Profit
$25,000
If your book does not sell, you stand to lose a lot of money.