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20% of genre books sold in 2013 were self-published. Here's a rant to discuss why.

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It's a long discussion, but I found it very interesting. One point in particular caught my eye: at one point this author had her book being considered by THREE publishers simultaneously, then after months of flirtation, they all abandoned the idea! Ouch! That's worse than the dating scene. (Happy ending: she self published and made good money and now thinks it's more than she'd have made had she gone the traditional route.)

That said, I don't know this author or her books, and it's likely to stay that way. But if she and her readers are happy...

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I see you got your link working...you should always check your links btw...just some friendly advice...

Anyway...here's a related article on the subject of self-pub and genres...check out the link to David Farland's article contained within as well...

The New World of Publishing: Stop Submitting Manusrcipts to Traditional Publishers
http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?p=9358[/size]
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[LibertySpeaks] Interesting article on one self-pubbed author's success and marketing plans
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SCORDATO, C. via yahoogroups.com
Jul 18

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There is a link here to a promo spreadsheet in the article – https://drive.google.com/previewtemplate?id=0Aqko7Xi-nxN1dFdZR0FaYmhfVTBKNjJfNkZVLTBiWFE&mode=public#

Here is the article:

http://www.copyblogger.com/torre-deroche-case-study/


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