Lea Carter's Blog - Posts Tagged "self-publish"
POD - Taking the Plunge (or "I wish I had a helmet!")
Well, I can't stall much longer. I've been looking into Lightning Source, Inc., (LSI) for over six months. Then I finally realized that I know someone who is a retired lawyer! (Yay!) So in exchange for a homemade meal, he reviewed the contracts AND explained them to me (that last being the more challenging part of the deal).
Gulp... Sounds like LSI is a reputable, established company that will take my titles as far in the printed-book world as I can make the market take them. What am I afraid of, then? lol, I'm sort of the like the firecracker who's not sure if they're a roman candle (filled with multiple bursts of color that will delight audiences everywhere) or a dud. I suppose that's it, really. Still, I am learning that there are some risks worth taking. LSI does represent a significant monetary investment (for me - keep in mind, I think spending $11 for jeans is barely reasonable). But it might easily be worth it.
So. In a couple of days, once a thing or two have sorted themselves out, I will sign a contract with LSI. ("I WISH I HAD A HELMET!")
I hereby state firmly that I will not let my vivid imagination conjure up an air castle that will let me fall more than ten feet should it eventually dissolve.
*POD stands for Print on Demand.
Gulp... Sounds like LSI is a reputable, established company that will take my titles as far in the printed-book world as I can make the market take them. What am I afraid of, then? lol, I'm sort of the like the firecracker who's not sure if they're a roman candle (filled with multiple bursts of color that will delight audiences everywhere) or a dud. I suppose that's it, really. Still, I am learning that there are some risks worth taking. LSI does represent a significant monetary investment (for me - keep in mind, I think spending $11 for jeans is barely reasonable). But it might easily be worth it.
So. In a couple of days, once a thing or two have sorted themselves out, I will sign a contract with LSI. ("I WISH I HAD A HELMET!")
I hereby state firmly that I will not let my vivid imagination conjure up an air castle that will let me fall more than ten feet should it eventually dissolve.
*POD stands for Print on Demand.
Self-publishing: Who? When? Why?
As an indie author gets further into the business, s/he is bound to realize that there are even more options than s/he originally thought.
For example, the selling platform (Who?). Amazon, Smashwords, private author webpages, a few major book stores, and several independent webpages.
But when an author discovers this and when s/he is ready to take the step of spreading their work between multiple sales platforms (oh, the paperwork!) can be two completely different things.
At that point, however briefly, the author begins to ask: Why? If that author is like me, they begin to do research. Lots of research. They suspiciously check the dates on internet articles that praise one platform or method over another, knowing that an article written in 2009 or even 2011 is woefully outdated.
As the information swirls around in the author's head, the heavy stuff settles to the bottom like gold in a miner's pan. Bravely the indie author steps forward into their own untamed wilderness, filled with potential faux pas, newbie mistakes, and an overall wild time.
For example, the selling platform (Who?). Amazon, Smashwords, private author webpages, a few major book stores, and several independent webpages.
But when an author discovers this and when s/he is ready to take the step of spreading their work between multiple sales platforms (oh, the paperwork!) can be two completely different things.
At that point, however briefly, the author begins to ask: Why? If that author is like me, they begin to do research. Lots of research. They suspiciously check the dates on internet articles that praise one platform or method over another, knowing that an article written in 2009 or even 2011 is woefully outdated.
As the information swirls around in the author's head, the heavy stuff settles to the bottom like gold in a miner's pan. Bravely the indie author steps forward into their own untamed wilderness, filled with potential faux pas, newbie mistakes, and an overall wild time.
