tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post1522330937248587512..comments2023-11-17T01:32:25.790+00:00Comments on Aleksandr Voinov - Letters from the Front: Self-publishing experience, Day 3Aleksandr Voinovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06583805228909693924noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-62603157899552824502014-07-17T15:42:47.032+01:002014-07-17T15:42:47.032+01:00Hi Anyta - Yeah, that sounds like you're going...Hi Anyta - Yeah, that sounds like you're going with a dev and a line editor and a couple proofers. My favourite editor does both - proofing is mostly done by friends, though, and by me (I'm a decent proofer myself). <br /><br />Regarding sustainability - it's a long-term game, of course, and hopefully readership increases over time. The sustainability thing came up specifically when my partner made the case for me to send it off to traditional publishing and I didn't want to, for several reasons. At the very least I promised him it'll pay for itself. He's actually quiet impressed with the launch numbers/yield, so next time it'll be less of a battle on that front. :) And thanks! Aleksandr Voinovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583805228909693924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-36164564685075766802014-07-16T14:19:18.365+01:002014-07-16T14:19:18.365+01:00I'm impressed you could keep your costs down s...I'm impressed you could keep your costs down so low. As a self-published author, my average cost per novel (70K novel) runs at $1500. The one I'm currently writing has an editing cost of $2200 alone. But I believe in paying editors fairly too; editing is a job after all! <br /><br />But you're right, it has to be sustainable . . . which might be why I'll be turning to traditional publishing soon, LOL. <br /><br />Really hope RoI does well. Your writing has great tension, so I reckon so!Anyta Sundayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597380493790439363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-90214277501231076092014-07-16T10:03:12.677+01:002014-07-16T10:03:12.677+01:00You can't take the finance out of the finance ...You can't take the finance out of the finance journalist. :) If you need any help, I can definitely recommend you a good converter. Cover artists you probably know yourself. :)Aleksandr Voinovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583805228909693924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-76714880404406015652014-07-16T10:02:08.898+01:002014-07-16T10:02:08.898+01:00Hi Dana - good point. I'm currently experiment...Hi Dana - good point. I'm currently experimenting, so I might widen distribution, but I'm not sure if losing what I get for Amazon exclusivity is worth it for me at this point. I have friends who love D2D, so I'll look into it, quite possibly in a few months once I have hard data on this book. :)Aleksandr Voinovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583805228909693924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-68118989576544608522014-07-16T10:00:02.695+01:002014-07-16T10:00:02.695+01:00Thank you. As a financial journalist, I believe in...Thank you. As a financial journalist, I believe in hard numbers. :) Aleksandr Voinovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583805228909693924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-83564386343602523902014-07-16T09:54:09.662+01:002014-07-16T09:54:09.662+01:00As an accountant I'm *thrilled* to see the pro...As an accountant I'm *thrilled* to see the process laid out like that :) and also of course to read the book. Plus I'll be dipping my toe in the self-pubbing pool at some stage. Good luck and kudos so far!Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-44776955262898740312014-07-16T00:05:59.723+01:002014-07-16T00:05:59.723+01:00Aleksandr, you can easily put your epub up on Draf...Aleksandr, you can easily put your epub up on Draft2Digital.com and hit Barnes & Noble, Apple, and Kobo that way, all with one upload and one account to manage. It's well worth it. D2D takes their cut, but you get almost real-time sales info and their interface is very, very easy, and if you want to do sales, the price changes happen very quickly. It's well worth a little more effort to get the book out more widely and make your fans happy. (I go direct with most of the vendors myself, but use D2D to get to Apple and my freebie to B&N, and I love it how easy it is to use.) Good luck! :)Dana Delamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184474691091059600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-80407470551554454972014-07-15T20:41:13.034+01:002014-07-15T20:41:13.034+01:00It's fascinating to see the numbers broken dow...It's fascinating to see the numbers broken down. Good luck with it. The price is a bargain, too.Susinokhttp://www.susinok.comnoreply@blogger.com