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  1. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    I don't mention the title in the NDA. I just include the job description that I posted when I originally hired them. This way it's specific enough that it contains a brief outline, but keeps the title confidential.
  2. GiroudJD

    ACX - Turning Your Book Into an Audio Book

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    I don't think there is any wiggle room. Maybe for big publishers? But I have 25 completed audiobooks and 12 in production, and I've never had an option to suggest a price. Kind of at their mercy, I guess...
  3. GiroudJD

    ACX - Turning Your Book Into an Audio Book

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    What you make on each book is based on how much ACX decides to sell your book for, and that is (usually) based on length. So for some of my shorter books, I may make only a bit over $1 per sale, but on some longer ones, I'm making closer to $4. Either way, it's money I wouldn't be making if I...
  4. GiroudJD

    How Are You Building Your Email List? How's it working?

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    Use MailCheat(Chimp). But a link to your mailing list at both the front and back of your books. Keep it short and sweet, but display a little personality, or else nobody is ever going to want to sign up.
  5. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    I'd look for one who has experience with single-owner entities, small businesses, or people working as a DBA. There are a lot of write-offs related to business expenses that will affect your personal taxes too, if you go with a DBA (which I did), so having someone knowledgeable with that...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    This particular one was a non-fiction book actually. But I've had good success using the free days for romance in all forms (contemporary, suspense, erotica, etc).
  7. GiroudJD

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    Just to offer the flip side of the coin/devil's advocate argument: I released a book last week and did 3 days of free on Select. I had commissioned the book for $200. So I needed to sell about 100 copies in order to break even. Over the 3 free days, I gave away over 5,000 copies, was almost in...
  8. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    Find a good accountant. If you plan on making this your majority business, it's gonna save you so much time and hassle and money to just find someone who can do it right from the very beginning. You don't even have to form an LLC or anything. Just file DBA paperwork, pay like $50 and let your...
  9. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    I still use KDP for one cycle, then I take it out and spread it around to D2D, Smashwords, Google, etc. I find it still helps visibility (especially if it's a series) to have it in KDP for the first 3 months. Others say absolutely not and go for a wide distribution. Just have to experiment and...
  10. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    There you go. As long as you go through your own site first, you're probably fine then.
  11. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    I don't. I've heard Amazon doesn't like/allow that sort of thing. Not sure about the other publishing platforms though, it might work with them. I do put links to all of my other books under that pen name, and Amazon allows affiliate links to other Amazon products, so you can make a little extra...
  12. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    Yes, definitely an important lesson is Always be working on the next book! That being said, I wouldn't hire multiple people to write one longer fiction piece. I've tried it and it's really a mess when you're putting it all together and trying to make the different styles and voices match up to...
  13. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    1. I use html, but have thought about doing some split testing with text/html to see which gets more opens and more clicks. This is still on my to-do list! 2. I don't use an email list for my children's books pen name, although there's really no reason why I/you shouldn't. If parents are buying...
  14. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    If you get one blockbuster, breakout hit, sure. Otherwise, to reach those levels would take a LOT of writers working for you, you'd need editors because you wouldn't be able to read and edit that much per month by yourself, and you'd spend a lot of resources on trying to keep everything...
  15. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    There probably is a simpler way....but I don't know it. I just always have them print, sign, scan, and send back to me. Sure, it takes a few days to a week sometimes, but I always tell them I'm unable to release any funds until they get the contract back to me, and that usually spurs them to...
  16. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    That's a big assumption to make. Writing immigration guides and being an avid reader of fiction are not mutually exclusive :pompus: I've always been a big reader of fiction, so that definitely helps. Though, even if you're not, you can easily download a few of the Top 10 free books in any...
  17. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    One contract for each project, with project-specific details in the contract, so that there can never be any confusion over which rights I am holding onto for which projects. Better safe than sorry!
  18. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    Depends on your state, but not a long process at all. Not a part of any associations. Do not file any copyrights with the US Copyright office. Depends on the length, and the writer, and the genre, and so on and so forth. I ask for weekly updates, to make sure I'm staying on top of...
  19. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    Likeafox nailed it. Most people (a) either don't know how to publish or (b) just want to write and earn their money upfront. It's a risk to publish something, even if you only pay the minimum for a cover and/or editing. Some people just like to write and write and write and not worry about...
  20. GiroudJD

    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    I use a lot of subtitles, to make my books have a unique name. So it would be something like, Playing With Fire: Burned (An Erotic Romance) Enough to set you apart and still keep the main title.

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