Pretty much on a daily basis I talk to authors and would-be publishers who have bought into the idea that publishing can be done with no money or very little. Folks, we’ve just been in an age of “No money down!” home-, furniture-, and everything-else-sales that have led to the biggest consumer crash ever. Surely…
Author Archives: Jacqueline Church (J.C.) Simonds
Get Pre-Publication Book Reviews
I hear it all the time: “Self-publishers and small press never, ever get reviewed in the big review publications! They only review the big New York City publishers.” I’m here to tell you, that’s simply untrue. Almost every one of the books we’ve published and represented over the last 6 years have received at least…
Amazon Marketplace: Myths and Making Money With It
I see these questions a lot: “Why is Amazon allowing people to sell used books on my selling site?” “How did these people get my books when they’ve just been released?” “One of my review copies (galley or finished copy) is being sold on Amazon–what can I do about it?” Well, I think I can…