Comments on: The Pros and Cons of Writing for a Small Press http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/ Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Mon, 21 May 2012 06:15:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: TJ Bennett http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/comment-page-1/#comment-167559 TJ Bennett Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:03:48 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/#comment-167559 Hey, folks, in case you didn't catch the announcement, we have a winner for the blot book tours! BROWNONE is the winner of her/his choice of a gift certificate from B&N or GermanDeli.com and a free autographed copy of The Legacy. Please visit my website's contest page and send me an e-mail to claim your prize. www.tjbennett.com Hey, folks, in case you didn’t catch the announcement, we have a winner for the blot book tours! BROWNONE is the winner of her/his choice of a gift certificate from B&N or GermanDeli.com and a free autographed copy of The Legacy. Please visit my website’s contest page and send me an e-mail to claim your prize.

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]]> By: limecello http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/comment-page-1/#comment-167550 limecello Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:23:05 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/#comment-167550 Hi TJ, Yes, I'm following all the links to your blog posts O:) - how interesting. Thanks for sharing about small presses. I knew pretty much nothing about them before this post! Congratulations on your new release! Hi TJ,
Yes, I’m following all the links to your blog posts O:) – how interesting. Thanks for sharing about small presses. I knew pretty much nothing about them before this post! Congratulations on your new release!

]]> By: Fedora http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/comment-page-1/#comment-167548 Fedora Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:22:38 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/#comment-167548 Hi, TJ, Just a reader, but thank you for giving some insight into the publishing world and explaining some of the differences in publishers--there's so much I don't know about how great books get into my hands! And the more I read, the more I'm learning about smaller publishers and e-book publishers and all sorts of avenues for books to get to readers. Thank you for writing and for sharing your knowledge! Hi, TJ, Just a reader, but thank you for giving some insight into the publishing world and explaining some of the differences in publishers–there’s so much I don’t know about how great books get into my hands! And the more I read, the more I’m learning about smaller publishers and e-book publishers and all sorts of avenues for books to get to readers. Thank you for writing and for sharing your knowledge!

]]> By: catslady http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/comment-page-1/#comment-167546 catslady Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:32:36 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/#comment-167546 Although I'm just a reader, I found it very interesting to hear about how things "work." I'm so glad you were able to publish your first book - it's sounds wonderful. Although I’m just a reader, I found it very interesting to hear about how things “work.” I’m so glad you were able to publish your first book – it’s sounds wonderful.

]]> By: Margay http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/comment-page-1/#comment-167545 Margay Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:52:14 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/#comment-167545 TJ, what a great article! I am an author myself, aspiring to be published, so this is very timely for me. I wouldn't have thought to seek out a small press before, but this article has opened me up to the possibility of choosing this route should others not pan out. Thank you for posting it. TJ, what a great article! I am an author myself, aspiring to be published, so this is very timely for me. I wouldn’t have thought to seek out a small press before, but this article has opened me up to the possibility of choosing this route should others not pan out. Thank you for posting it.

]]> By: small press pros and cons « Locus http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/comment-page-1/#comment-167524 small press pros and cons « Locus Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:43:34 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/#comment-167524 [...] Posted by locusbooks on April 4, 2008 Over at Booksquare there’s an interesting article on the pros and cons of writing for a small press. [...] [...] Posted by locusbooks on April 4, 2008 Over at Booksquare there’s an interesting article on the pros and cons of writing for a small press. [...]

]]> By: Lynne Connolly http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/comment-page-1/#comment-167518 Lynne Connolly Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:40:39 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/#comment-167518 A very good analysis. However, you haven't touched on the area of e-publishing. Now that companies like Harlequin and Simon & Schuster routinely bring their books out in electronic format, it has progressed from being an interesting oddity to a serious part of the market. For the author, while sales are much smaller than print, royalties are higher, so there is the prospect of earning as much money as the smaller print houses. For instance, authors with Ellora's Cave can have electronic sales on the same level as authors with Dorchester or Kensington (check Brenda Hiatt's "Show me the Money" survey). I've been in electronic publishing almost since the beginning, and I've seen it grow from the Wild West to a respected market sector. But the downside is that there are many companies starting up all the time, and most of them will fail. While the companies at the top of the market are stable and solidly financed, producing books in e-format and print, the ones at the lower end are extremely volatile. A very good analysis. However, you haven’t touched on the area of e-publishing. Now that companies like Harlequin and Simon & Schuster routinely bring their books out in electronic format, it has progressed from being an interesting oddity to a serious part of the market.
For the author, while sales are much smaller than print, royalties are higher, so there is the prospect of earning as much money as the smaller print houses. For instance, authors with Ellora’s Cave can have electronic sales on the same level as authors with Dorchester or Kensington (check Brenda Hiatt’s “Show me the Money” survey).
I’ve been in electronic publishing almost since the beginning, and I’ve seen it grow from the Wild West to a respected market sector.
But the downside is that there are many companies starting up all the time, and most of them will fail. While the companies at the top of the market are stable and solidly financed, producing books in e-format and print, the ones at the lower end are extremely volatile.

]]> By: Robin Haseltine http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/comment-page-1/#comment-167514 Robin Haseltine Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:09:27 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/#comment-167514 Great food for thought, TJ. Lots I didn't know about the industry and I appreciate your balanced opinions. Can't wait to read your book! Great food for thought, TJ. Lots I didn’t know about the industry and I appreciate your balanced opinions. Can’t wait to read your book!

]]> By: TJ Bennett http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/comment-page-1/#comment-167513 TJ Bennett Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:47:37 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/#comment-167513 Hmm. My last post didn't make it on. Let me try again--I wanted to stop by one last time to thank Kassia for the invite to BS with all you nice folks, and also to let you know I'm taking a few days break from the blog tour. However, join me on April 7 over at Jaunty Quills (http://jauntyquills.com/) where I'll discuss the real people who inspired me to write my Reformation-era romances (rebellious nuns and dangerous mercenaries--yee-haw)! Remember, anyone who posts on at least two of the blogs during my tour will be entered for a chance to win a free signed copy of The Legacy and a $40 gift certificate to B&N or GermanDeli.com. Hmm. My last post didn’t make it on. Let me try again–I wanted to stop by one last time to thank Kassia for the invite to BS with all you nice folks, and also to let you know I’m taking a few days break from the blog tour. However, join me on April 7 over at Jaunty Quills (http://jauntyquills.com/) where I’ll discuss the real people who inspired me to write my Reformation-era romances (rebellious nuns and dangerous mercenaries–yee-haw)! Remember, anyone who posts on at least two of the blogs during my tour will be entered for a chance to win a free signed copy of The Legacy and a $40 gift certificate to B&N or GermanDeli.com.

]]> By: TJ Bennett http://booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/comment-page-1/#comment-167512 TJ Bennett Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:41:38 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-writing-for-a-small-press/#comment-167512 Thanks for the invite, Kassia. I'll be sure to keep you straight on the Germany/Saxony thang. ;-) In the meantime, I'm taking a few days break from the blog tours, but I'll be guesting over at the Jaunty Quills on April 7 (http://jauntyquills.com/) as the last stop on my week-long book tour. Remember, anybody who posts on at least two of the blogs during my tour will be entered for a chance to win a signed copy of The Legacy and a $40 gift certificate for B&N or GermanDeli.com (yum, apple strudel)! Hope to see some of you over there, where I'll talk a little about the real people who inspired my Reformation-set tales (rebellious nuns and dangerous mercenaries--yee-haw!) Thanks for the invite, Kassia. I’ll be sure to keep you straight on the Germany/Saxony thang. ;-) In the meantime, I’m taking a few days break from the blog tours, but I’ll be guesting over at the Jaunty Quills on April 7 (http://jauntyquills.com/) as the last stop on my week-long book tour. Remember, anybody who posts on at least two of the blogs during my tour will be entered for a chance to win a signed copy of The Legacy and a $40 gift certificate for B&N or GermanDeli.com (yum, apple strudel)! Hope to see some of you over there, where I’ll talk a little about the real people who inspired my Reformation-set tales (rebellious nuns and dangerous mercenaries–yee-haw!)

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