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Comment on Not A Formula For Success by Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:14:55 +0000

As an author you have to be involved in marketing. As a comment said above, as a small time author you are not going to have lines of people waiting for your next book. You have to get in front of people and also use the internet to create a viral following that could someday pay off well for you.

Comment on Amazon, Macmillan, Agency Models, and Quality (Oh My) by Rich Adin

Rich Adin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:31:58 +0000

Kassia, I have started a Hall of Shame at my blog (www.americaneditor.wordpress.com) where readers can let others know about books — print and ebooks — with editing and formatting problems.

Comment on Amazon, Macmillan, Agency Models, and Quality (Oh My) by Daithi

Daithi — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:18:33 +0000

I have to say that I am completely perplexed my media’s reactions to this story. Macmillan wants 70% of $15 when they were getting 50% of the cover price (typically around $28). Is $10.50 more than $14 in the bizzaro world of publishing? The authors get less money too. Macmillan pays 20% of net, and I’m pretty sure 20% of $10.50 is less than 20% of $14. AND the customer has to pay 50% more. This is utterly bizzare.

BTW, Amazon does not require DRM. The publishers have the ability to determine whether or not DRM is included on a book.

Comment on Amazon, Macmillan, Agency Models, and Quality (Oh My) by Self-Publishing Review — Blog — Amazon v. Macmillan: Authors, Are You Backing The Right Horse?

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:47:11 +0000

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Comment on Amazon, Macmillan, Agency Models, and Quality (Oh My) by #FollowReader: Controvers-E « Follow The Reader

#FollowReader: Controvers-E « Follow The Reader — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:06:58 +0000

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Comment on HarperCollins Author Assistant: Publisher Marketing Done Right by Nelly Fatma Mulia (Puti Lenggo)

Nelly Fatma Mulia (Puti Lenggo) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:46:20 +0000

Good morning, I am Nelly, my name as an author is Puti Lenggo. I had published 2 books and many books in Women Writers association of Indonesia in Jakarta, where I am the first Chairman. My question is how can we get aid from you joining together to market our books internationally. I would be very happy if you could give us information, what should we do to enter your market network. If you are willing to accept me to make an official visit to your office in Sydney I think I am happy to visit you. Thank You. Puti Lenggo

Comment on Amazon, Macmillan, Agency Models, and Quality (Oh My) by Literature Crazy

Literature Crazy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:13 +0000

@Theresa M. Moore

B&N has released the Nook–it just depends on when you purchased it. Ship date is running approximately 2-3 weeks behind purchase date (it was more like 5-6 weeks). Their advertising of being “sold out” is kind of misleading; they’re not “sold out” (because that would be technically impossible) since they’re doing a manufacture-on-demand model of sorts.

Comment on Amazon, Macmillan, Agency Models, and Quality (Oh My) by Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:35:24 +0000

Oh, and independent publishers and independent booksellers and individuals will be clamoring for equal treatment.

Some will, but the smart ones won’t. Macmillan’s “win” a great shot in the foot for the big publishers, since smaller publishers and independent authors can significantly undercut them and get a wider range of freedom on price.

With digital distribution finally opening up to the masses, this shot in the foot could bring the publishers down a peg or two if they don’t rapidly compete with more nimble small presses who will take full advantage of new markets and pricing models.

Let Macmillan screw themselves over – the rest of us can undercut them and their authors and carve our own, new niches.

Comment on Amazon, Macmillan, Agency Models, and Quality (Oh My) by Amber Polo

Amber Polo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:02:10 +0000

I found it ironic Amazon referred to a monopoly by publishers. Next they will (like Google) claim authors have no monopoly on their own works.

And yes, authors need agents to help them in this mess.

Comment on Amazon, Macmillan, Agency Models, and Quality (Oh My) by Mike

Mike — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:12:02 +0000

In response to some of the comments, authors will be making less from MacMillan because they recently announced that the royalties they will be paying authors for e-book sales will be dropping from 25% to 20%. If agents were smart, they would try to negotiate print rights only, allowing the author to retain the e-book rights. Under Amazon’s new publishing agreement, authors publishing directly with them would be earning 30%, but have the option of earning 70% if the author agrees to cover the delivery rate. But even at that, with a 9.99 price tag, the author would stand to earn between $6.00 and $7.00 per e-book sale, which is almost 3x what they would earn from the publisher.