It has been less than a month since I blogged about how to get my book published, and now I am on a path to realizing that goal. The final manuscript of One Summer in Arkansas is in the hands of a publisher, with a target launch date of November 15th.
Over the last year, I have learned quite a bit about digital print-on-demand self-publishing, which has become a legitimate and efficient way to bring a book to market. But ultimately I wasn’t satisfied with the materials available in digital publishing. I was also concerned that the POD business model required a price-per-book too high to compete with established writers of fiction.
I made modest efforts to find an agent and publisher, but those doors are pretty tightly closed to new fiction.
I have finally found a solution that works for me. The book will be self-published in the sense that I’ll bear the upfront costs, do my own marketing and keep the profit. But I’m working through a publisher to get the offset print quality I want, using traditional methods and materials.
It’s a tough challenge to enter the market for print fiction these days, but it has been great fun to learn a new line of business and I’m excited to see what I can do with it.
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