Re: Online self publishing

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One thing you have to keep in mind when doing any sort of self publishing is that you will have to work very hard at marketing and that can be a horrific job.

Have you searched the listings in Photographer's Market for the small press listings? Sometimes they are easier to break into than a large publisher's house.

Marilyn


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----- Original Message ----- From: "karl shah-jenner" <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: Online self publishing



Dan:


: When I think of Vanity press (a generic term, unless there really is a
: "Vanity Press"), I think of a scam where some poor schmuck of an author
: ends up with a basement full of unsold books after being persuaded to pay
: for the publishing of his book (I'm reminded of "Faulcault's Pendulum" by
: Umberto Eco).


I have a family friend (Michael) who vanity published a book about his
experiences rebuilding MG TC's called "TC's Forever"*

a substantial amount of work promoting it follwed, after that..  well, he
retired on the proceeds

all the profits (and the plane tickets sent to him by clubs for speaking
engagements, judging etc) were his :-)

I guess if the books good enough and there's a market and you DO the work
then anyhting's possible.

karl





*
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0731688775/qid=1110115833/sr=2-1/ref
=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-9500633-7787161






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