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nolabear

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9. My book is out in both paper and ebook form. It does pretty well.

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Original post)

Sat Jun 22, 2013, 11:55 AM

Jun 2013

Mine's mainstream/literary fiction, though, not steamy romance.

Look at CreateSpace, Amazon's publishing arm. There are others but I used theirs. It costs nothing, you just have to format it right, and they're there to help.

How successful you are depends on you. You have to market and market and market (which I haven't done much of lately as I'm working on another book).

There's a lot of erotica on ebooks now, and "steamy romance", but there's an enormous market too. They're like popcorn, I imagine. I've read one or two erotic self-published ebooks and the ones I read are okay for what they are, a novel setting for getting off, and at .99 people will often experiment.

I couldn't predict your chances. It's a wild world. Being a good writer AND a smart promoter are key.

Let me know if you give it a go.

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E-book publication? How do you go about it?t Is it better/cheaper than an Agent? [View all] Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 OP

Kick and I want to proofread your steamy romance novel. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #1

Sadly it is not a romace. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #2

Well, still, I'll bet it's good! NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #3

I'm curious about this too. And also for music. arcane1 Jun 2013 #4

It is not like there is any printing cost. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #5

I wonder too. I've seen many artists lookiing at alternatives to copyrights... arcane1 Jun 2013 #6

Publishing it at all establishes a copyright. nolabear Jun 2013 #11

Those who can actually earn a living with e-publishing are few and far between. SheilaT Jun 2013 #7

There are new gatekeepers, though. It's a whole new industry. nolabear Jun 2013 #10

I've been concerned Ace Acme Oct 2013 #19

You can do it yourself, or DavidDvorkin Jun 2013 #8

My book is out in both paper and ebook form. It does pretty well. nolabear Jun 2013 #9

Oh, and about agents, you don't pay them. Contracts vary. nolabear Jun 2013 #12

Agents don't cost anything, they take a percentage of your royalties lebaronangie Jun 2013 #13

Yes, agents take a commission, but help you earn more, overall mainer Jun 2013 #14

Isn't getting an agent very difficult? flowerbells Oct 2013 #17

Here's the thing. SheilaT Jun 2013 #15

book publication WilsonSmith Aug 2013 #16

It's free... LauraNb Oct 2013 #18