Comments on: What is Self-Publishing? http://bookcoaching.com/wp/self-publishing/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:53:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Judy Cullins http://bookcoaching.com/wp/self-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Judy Cullins Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:29:38 +0000 http://bookcoaching.com/wp/?p=49#comment-61 Thanks Kathleen for the validation of this idea. So many out there are confused by it, and waste so much money chasing down POD printers who claim to be publishers. I'm sure some may be good, but why would a savvy person not do it herself (with a little coaching)? And, so many others don't see that they need help to write a chapter their readers will love. They just tell and tell and tell, instead of engage! Now that it's off my chest, I'll take walk to my nearby lake. The Egrets have landed. Thanks Kathleen for the validation of this idea. So many out there are confused by it, and waste so much money chasing down POD printers who claim to be publishers. I’m sure some may be good, but why would a savvy person not do it herself (with a little coaching)?

And, so many others don’t see that they need help to write a chapter their readers will love. They just tell and tell and tell, instead of engage!

Now that it’s off my chest, I’ll take walk to my nearby lake. The Egrets have landed.

]]> By: Kathleen Gage http://bookcoaching.com/wp/self-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Kathleen Gage Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:05:57 +0000 http://bookcoaching.com/wp/?p=49#comment-58 Finally! Someone says it like it is with what the truest sense of self publishing is. It is when YOU are responsible for all aspects of your book. I have seen so many discussions lately about self publishing that involve people sending a manuscript to a company that takes care of all the details. That is a form of publishing but again, my experience is being self published is where responsibility rests. I love what you recommend about not printing in high, high volume for a discount unit price. It's better to pay a bit more in the beginning to see if you have any ability to market and sell your book rather than have your car out on the street while boxes take over your garage. Thanks for a great post Judy. As always, you cut right through the 'stuff'. Finally! Someone says it like it is with what the truest sense of self publishing is. It is when YOU are responsible for all aspects of your book.

I have seen so many discussions lately about self publishing that involve people sending a manuscript to a company that takes care of all the details. That is a form of publishing but again, my experience is being self published is where responsibility rests.

I love what you recommend about not printing in high, high volume for a discount unit price. It’s better to pay a bit more in the beginning to see if you have any ability to market and sell your book rather than have your car out on the street while boxes take over your garage.

Thanks for a great post Judy. As always, you cut right through the ‘stuff’.

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