tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post7597672559465331011..comments2022-09-20T02:10:23.516-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Guest Post by Ian KezsbomJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-41915046022777146532013-07-17T18:24:17.342-05:002013-07-17T18:24:17.342-05:00As one of the Journeys of Wonder authors, I can at...As one of the Journeys of Wonder authors, I can attest to the integrity and high quality control Fuzzbom adheres to. It&#39;s an honor to be part of the team.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-59550215939017627762013-07-17T13:34:50.428-05:002013-07-17T13:34:50.428-05:00Thanks, Jude. In all honesty we never really eve...Thanks, Jude. <br /><br />In all honesty we never really even thought about trying to acquire rights. We somewhat stumbled into this position, had skills we were able to bring to the table, and used those skills to bring what we believe are great stories into publication.<br /><br />As far as we&#39;re concerned, we&#39;re just a small part (even though we&#39;re putting in a lot more work than we ever expected). Without the writing we wouldn&#39;t be doing anything. Plus, it&#39;s given me the chance to get some of my own short stories out there and selling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827896413778078643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-56537932041834886852013-07-17T06:17:52.474-05:002013-07-17T06:17:52.474-05:00One of the most important things to us, in setting...<i>One of the most important things to us, in setting all this up, was to make sure the writers retain the rights. We&#39;re simply providing a service...</i><br /><br />This would be the way to go, IMO, for someone wanting to work with an &quot;estributor.&quot; Best of luck with it, Ian.Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-92036673747855990032013-07-17T06:00:57.328-05:002013-07-17T06:00:57.328-05:00Copyright registration establishes a public record...<i>Copyright registration establishes a public record of the copyright claim...</i><br /><br />But with piracy as widespread as it is, I really don&#39;t see the point. You could spend the rest of your life just trying to sue people for copyright infringement; it would be an exercise in futility.<br /><br />Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-20297552884896706002013-07-17T00:15:30.974-05:002013-07-17T00:15:30.974-05:00Great article!! I need to do the research to see i...Great article!! I need to do the research to see if self pubbing would be better for me on my next book I know my agent would have a field day if I brought it up.<br /><br />chillingthrills.com check it outUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06915322073205332752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-15102697570408001092013-07-16T19:41:46.170-05:002013-07-16T19:41:46.170-05:00Advantages of Copyright Registration: Copyright r...Advantages of Copyright Registration:<br /><br />Copyright registration establishes a public record of the copyright claim.<br /><br />Before an infringement suit may be filed in court, copyright registration is necessary for works of U.S. origin.<br /><br />If made before or within five years of publication, copyright registration will establish prima facie evidence in court of the validity of the copyright and of the facts stated in the certificate.<br /><br />If copyright registration is made within three months after publication of the work or prior to an infringement of the work, statutory damages and attorney&#39;s fees will be available to the copyright owner in court actions. Otherwise, only an award of actual damages and profits is available to the copyright owner.<br /><br />Copyright registration allows the owner of the copyright to record the registration with the U. S. Customs Service for protection against the importation of infringing copies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-23443256634525656492013-07-16T18:30:36.275-05:002013-07-16T18:30:36.275-05:00I&#39;m curious to hear others&#39; thoughts on th...I&#39;m curious to hear others&#39; thoughts on this. I thought your work, by default--unless you&#39;ve sold the rights--belongs to you upon completion. Am I mistaken? Why would registration be essential for success in self publishing? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-62050669712186383892013-07-16T17:13:41.733-05:002013-07-16T17:13:41.733-05:00@Melody: Thanks so much, it&#39;s been a fun ride ...@Melody: Thanks so much, it&#39;s been a fun ride so far.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827896413778078643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-78265313086407325602013-07-16T16:13:19.132-05:002013-07-16T16:13:19.132-05:00@Joe Flynn: Very interesting and potentially usefu...@Joe Flynn: Very interesting and potentially useful point to people - if you have sold your copyright and regret it, there may be ways you can get it back!<br /><br />At Fuzzbom Publishing, we feel like your work is always your own. We just want to help our authors publish the best possible book/story that they can.Deborahhttp://fuzzbompublishing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-83433898676572440052013-07-16T16:11:11.671-05:002013-07-16T16:11:11.671-05:00Having and including registering copyrights for yo...Having and including registering copyrights for your books is critical for success in self-publishing.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-33144421848575889722013-07-16T15:26:37.901-05:002013-07-16T15:26:37.901-05:00If you&#39;ve sold the rights to your book(s) for ...If you&#39;ve sold the rights to your book(s) for the life of the copyright, look to see if your publisher has committed any &quot;material&quot; breach of contract. I got the rights to a book back because the publisher was obligated to register the copyright to the work in my name within a given period of time. He didn&#39;t. I had to do it myself. If you don&#39;t register your copyright, you can&#39;t sue anyone for infringing upon it. I talked to a lawyer and got the rights back. If your publisher doesn&#39;t hold up his end of the bargain, you might be able to get your rights back, too.Joe Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862186143599173970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-72581381146318475602013-07-16T15:00:25.057-05:002013-07-16T15:00:25.057-05:00Thanks for your post, Ian! The service you ended u...Thanks for your post, Ian! The service you ended up provided to self-pubbed authors was brilliant, and I have no doubt that similar entities will be springing up as online-publishing continues to blossom.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846251713093236356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-9316230281197881042013-07-16T13:39:17.751-05:002013-07-16T13:39:17.751-05:00My slowest selling titles are approaching 3 years ...My slowest selling titles are approaching 3 years old and still move 5-10 copies a day at $2.99-$3.99ea. That&#39;s $600 per month - and I have a dozen of them. <br /><br />Once in a while I go back and discount or &#39;Bookbub&#39; them, even enroll them in Select, just to juice them a bit. <br /><br />But I also release a new work 5-6x a year, which undoubtedly has some effect. <br /><br />First month earnings? $10,000 these days, was $5k last year at this time. Second month, on average about $5k - third month down to $1500 - and settles around $600 at month four. Your mileage may vary. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1416711717476794152013-07-16T13:35:33.753-05:002013-07-16T13:35:33.753-05:00Oh, and another thing: Your ebooks never go out of...Oh, and another thing: Your ebooks never go out of print. They are on the internet and will remain on sale and accessible forever. Years from now, maybe even decades, new readers will discover your books, and to these readers, your books will be brand new to them.<br /><br />There really has never been a time in history as good as now to be an independent writer.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-66819294222148589502013-07-16T13:28:25.974-05:002013-07-16T13:28:25.974-05:00We think that self-pubbed titles can continue to s...We think that self-pubbed titles can continue to sell well indefinitely, as long as you keep promoting them and treating them like new. And continuing to put out new books is also key - we see an increase in the earlier volumes of our anthologies every time we launch a new book. <br /><br />Based on that second point, you might not see the sales continue for the 70 years post-demise, but as Joe says - he won&#39;t be spending any money after his own death anyway...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827896413778078643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-89151991316230742512013-07-16T13:23:21.681-05:002013-07-16T13:23:21.681-05:00@I.J. Parker: What about changing novel titles, ch...@I.J. Parker: What about changing novel titles, changing cover designs, improving book descriptions, changing author name to another pen name. As Joe teaches: experiment. And finally, write more books, the more books you have out there, the greater chance that you have at being discovered by more readers. Focus and work on things that you can control. Authors should not be passive in managing their portfolio of work to increase book sales.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-74956542073426111462013-07-16T13:08:54.753-05:002013-07-16T13:08:54.753-05:00Titles will only continue to sell if you keep thos...Titles will only continue to sell if you keep those titles visible. JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-88631087292679769202013-07-16T12:50:38.986-05:002013-07-16T12:50:38.986-05:00Joe&#39;s comment on continuing sales: I have witn...Joe&#39;s comment on continuing sales: I have witnessed a serious decline in sales over the last two years. Books and stories that used to sell quite well now barely sell any longer. This in spite of the fact that I have added four new novels and a long short story to my offerings this year. Lowering prices has not resulted in sufficient increase in sales to make up for the loss. I&#39;m beginning to think that titles will eventually reach the point of not getting any sales at all. In other words, Joe&#39;s optimistic view of continued earnings may be a matter of rose-colored glasses. My experience is that self-pubbed books behave pretty much the way they did with my traditional publishers: they do well when new and then stop selling.I.J.Parkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-45033462370706263652013-07-16T12:27:24.240-05:002013-07-16T12:27:24.240-05:00I don&#39;t mind at all! Thank you.I don&#39;t mind at all! Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827896413778078643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-89164634041732058682013-07-16T12:06:31.098-05:002013-07-16T12:06:31.098-05:00Do you mind if I put that in the post, Ian? I thin...Do you mind if I put that in the post, Ian? I think it&#39;s important.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-18869763470061825082013-07-16T11:49:24.509-05:002013-07-16T11:49:24.509-05:00Thanks for having us on the blog today, Joe. One...Thanks for having us on the blog today, Joe. <br /><br />One of the most important things to us, in setting all this up, was to make sure the writers retain the rights. We&#39;re simply providing a service, and in the case of the anthologies, a means of distribution. But even in the anthologies, the authors retain all rights to their individual stories.<br /><br />Its the only way that&#39;s fair to the author - and we&#39;re still making a fair amount of money for the work we&#39;ve provided.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827896413778078643noreply@blogger.com
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