How To Get A Book Published
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Whether it's a three dollar e-book or a ninety-nine cent e-book, or whether it's a perma–free book, going through the process of publishing will help you to learn lots and lots of things about: what is considered good writing, what makes a good Description, have to write a good blurb, what is considered a good cover for your book, and most importantly what your peers in the online writing community think about the overall quality of your work.Eggroll 04 Jan, 2014 you wrote, "I don't understand why people would want to self-publish a $3 eBook. No offense, but you'll have what, about 12 readers? Doesn't sound satisfying to me. I'd rather just keep on trying, keep on writing the query letters."
I don't think you can really find out any of this elsewhere, certainly not as effectively, as thoroughly and as quickly. Anyone that has published on Amazon has access to thousands of other authors feedback and opinion. This is a valuable asset. Maybe, as you imply, traditional publishing whether on paper or not, IS the big leagues. However, what is there to stop someone in the minor leagues from moving up into the big leagues? In sports, most big leaguers come up from the minors.
E-books are here to stay.
I published one, and if nothing else, had a great deal of fun with it and now enjoy the fine company of other writers. I can tap into the opinions and experience of thousands of other e-book publishers; I'm not hanging on to every word of every rejection letter of every major publisher, which can only be a downbeat experience.
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