Just
a quick thought.
I've
been reading a lot lately about publishers saying that Amazon is
killing the publishing industry.
For
whom – I ask?
I
have had two novels published by a USA publisher. I have also indie
published, (for the uninitiated, read independently, for indie),
apologies to my friends and readers who already know this.
So,
back to the indie bit. I have earned more money as an indie published
writer, for selling less books than I have through my publisher.
My
royalty take is higher, for the same effort that I have put in, in
marketing my other books.
One
of my novels Half Blood, a vampire story with an original idea. My
vamps are completely different to the usual sort of blood thirsty
un-deads. Thanks to this originality the book recently won 2 awards,
Paranormal Book of the year 2013 and Adventure Book of the year 2013
with Turning the Pages magazine.
I'm
not saying this just to plug the book, though any opportunity is a
good one. I'm saying it because I did all the hard work in putting my
book forward for the awards, publicizing, and getting my wonderful
readers to vote for me, without any help from my publisher.
When
I wrote my first book, The Warlock's Woman, it was impossible for me
to send the book to the big main-stream publishers. There are no
submission guidelines on the 'big boys' websites.
In
fact it is made quite plain by them that unsolicited manuscripts are
unwelcome. You have to be invited or have an agent who can get you
through the door.
I
appreciate that a large publishing house needs some streaming of
manuscripts but if a new writer can't get through the door, and does
not want to risk going with the small press, there are a lot of
really bad small publishers in this industry for the unwary to get
snared with, then what is the alternative?
Hello
- Amazon.
And
of course – Smashwords.
I
am using Amazon as my main example, as it is Amazon that the
publishing houses are saying is going to destroy the industry.
Who's
industry?
Not
us the unknown, hungry for recognition, and sadly overlooked by the
large publishing houses, industry.
Amazon
has given us the chance to showcase our work to the world. They pay a
fair rate for our efforts. Pay on time, and don't make us wait months
between payments.
If
the publishing establishment wants to fight back against Amazon, then
it needs to get off it's high horse, and start actively
seeking, and helping new writing talent.
My
next novel is about to be finished. I am indie publishing and proud
of it.
Good
luck to all my fellow authors with your writing. I wish all of you -success.
thanks
for reading this post
Josephine
Sanchez Vanner
Half
Blood –
Turning the Pages Magazine, 2013 Adventure Book of the Year &
2013 Paranormal Book of the year.
Award
winning novel about alien vampires from a distant galaxy, who are the
good guys.
The
Warlock's Woman. A beautiful psychic, an evil warlock
and a sexy ghost. A love triangle with an unexpected twist at the
end.
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