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The Liberty Of “Low” Culture
Or, “Why If Not For Violent Video Games, This Novel Wouldn’t Exist”
Profitable Price Points for U.S. and UK eBooks
A fascinating survey of ebook sales, via Luzme – the ebook price comparison site, shows the different ebook buying habits of readers in the U.S. and UK. UK self-publishers should especially take note, as ebook pricing in the UK has a much different impact than in the U.S. Many U.S. self-publishers already publish books in the $.99-$2.99 range, and her results show this price point works well.
Ebooks sell decently across the board, especially up to a $5 price point. However, in the U.K., it’s completely different. Ebooks only sell well in the cheap range.
For UK self-publishers, this […]
Reader, Writer, Publisher ~ Wearing Three Hats Can Be Dangerous
Do I really mean that being a reader/writer/publisher is dangerous? Well, when I look at the word history of dangerous, I see that it comes from roots that mean the power of a lord…
And, “lord” comes from roots that mean “one who guards the bread”…
So, yes, if you’re contemplating using your experience as a reader to power your writing as you promote your way toward self-publishing, you’re becoming the lord of the process and guarding that bread can become dangerous.
Lest I overlook that word “bread”, let’s hope that this dangerous process leads to a very nourishing food […]
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Writing The Antihero (And Why So Many Authors Get It Wrong)
We all like to love a rogue – or even a criminal mind. But why is it so many self-published authors seem to just get the balance all wrong when it comes to writing an antihero?
[…]The antihero[1] or antiheroine[2] is a leading character in a film, book or play who lacks some or all of the traditional heroic qualities,[3][4] such as altruism, idealism,[5] courage,[5] nobility,[6] fortitude,[7] and moral goodness.[8] Whereas the classical hero is larger than life, antiheroes are typically inferior to the reader in intelligence, dynamism or social
Creating Attention-Grabbing Children’s Stories in a Tech-Driven World
Nearly every child has heard, “Stop staring at that screen and go read a book!” Before TV, parents were probably saying something similar about the radio. And before that, well, marbles might have been a child’s object of obsession.
Today, however, children have such an enormous plethora of distractions — from the Internet to video games to smartphones and even social networks — that TV has become the least of parents’ problems when it comes to getting their kids to read. It can be easy for a parent to give up and let the video games win the war for […]
What Font Should You Use In Your Self-Published Book?
Having reviewed books at SPR for sometime now, it is a huge bugbear of mine to have to read a book in a horrid font. You see, I studied graphics at university and did my thesis on typography. And so this article is refreshing for me, and I hope self-publishers everywhere will take heed. Please do.
Wise Ink published this advice on fonts to be used in your self-published book – wise indeed!
[…]The font that you choose for your book is more important than you think. It contributes to creating a more compelling book that readers are drawn to.
Two Good Self-Publishing Posts
A couple of good posts that cover well-trod info about self-publishing, but good nonetheless.
The Fortress Walls Have Been Breached, Captain
[…]In 1917 Virginia Woolf and her husband Leonard unpacked a small printing press in the front room of their home. They set up the Hogarth Press to enable them to print small volumes of books that “the commercial publisher would not look at”. The Hogarth Press gave the writers of the Bloomsbury circle, which included TS Eliot and EM Forster, the freedom to write what they wanted, rather than write what established publishers judged saleable.
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