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Self-Publishing Book Review of the Week

Self-Published Book Review of the Week: The Philosophy of Life

philosophyoflife_coverThe Philosophy of Life
by Ronnie Lee

 

Ronnie Ka Ching Lee, author of the seminal works The Book of Life and The Meaning of Life, is back with The Philosophy of Life: God, Wisdom andthe World Psyche. This latest collection of poems unveils the secret truths of this world, uncovering the reasons and purpose of our existence. It is another stunning insight into the mind, the laws of the living cosmos, and the value of each and every soul within it. Life has meaning! Celebrate this knowledge along with Ronnie Lee and pass it on.

 

Read recent reviews for The Philosphy of Life:

http://www.amazon.com/review/product/1598008641/ref=sr_1_2_cm_cr_acr_txt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/product/1598008641/ref=sr_1_6_cm_cr_acr_txt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

http://www.bloggernews.net/112781

http://tcm-ca.com/reviews/2139.html

http://allbookreviews.com/Default.aspx?tabid=962

For more information or to order the book, visit the Author’s Webpage

Choosing a Publisher, Editing Your Self-Published Book, Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing Writing Services

Writing is an art. Book publishing is a business, and one that finds success on collaboration. While the term self-publishing implies doing everything yourself, that shouldn’t be the case. There are self-publishing options that offer nearly comprehensive and adaptive professional service and support to help authors acheive the business side of success for their writing.

Why isn’t actually writing one of them? There are ghostwriting services and editing services. What about content quantity writing services?

Is that a valuable service to writers? Share your thoughts.

– Karl Schroeder

Choosing a Publisher, Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing Pricing Considerations

Book pricing is important to consider when exploring self-publishing options. Many authors get pulled in by little or no upfront costs. It’s important to investigate how that publisher benefits from such a model.

The fact is, most publishers charge you the wholesale price (or higher) for your own book unless you buy it in bulk?

The wholesale price! How are you supposed to make any money reselling your book to retailers? The wholesale price is what retailers will expect to pay.

Make sure your publisher offers author copy base prices below wholesale. Through a bit of investigation you’ll likely find that with a strong publisher your base prices are usually dollars below other publishers.

Most publishers attempt to conceal this by offering “bulk discounts” on large book orders of 100, 200, 500, or more.

Do you really want to buy 500 copies all the time, just to get a reasonable “per unit” price? Yes, when your book is first published, this might be okay because you’ll need marketing copies.

But what about 1-3 years down the road, when you just want 10 quick copies? Then what will each book cost you?

Just something to be aware of as you finish up your manuscript.

Have fun and keep writing.

– Karl Schroeder

Self-Publishing Book Review of the Week

Self-Published Book Review of the Week: The Meaning of Life

meaningoflife_coverThe Meaning of Life
by Ronnie Lee

 

Continuing with themes first established in The Book of Life, author Ronnie Ka Ching Lee uses poetry as a vehicle for expressing why we are alive, how we are alive, and what we can do to make life better. The Meaning of Life: Existentialism, the Universe and Social Problems is a meditation on the nature of existence, the politics of will and psyche, and the quest for enlightenment and new knowledge. The Meaning of Life is a highly unique and important contribution to philosophic thought.

 

Read recent reviews for The Meaning of Life:

http://www.amazon.com/review/product/1432706756/ref=sr_1_3_cm_cr_acr_txt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/product/1432706756/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1937

For more information or to order the book, visit the Author’s Webpage

Choosing a Publisher, Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing: Ask the Right Questions

Regardless of whether you are holding out for an old-fashioned publishing
contract or taking matters into your own hands with custom self-publishing, here are 5 questions you should
know the answers to when you decide to publish:

1 – What is the minimum number of books you have to purchase, and what does
each book cost you? Many require certain quantities to be purchased at highly marked up prices. That is how they ‘get you.’

2 – Who determines your retail price? How much is it? – Here’s another one
to look out for. You should have that control. Publishers that don’t allow that are often in the business to make money on your book. You’ve done the work. You should see the rewards.

3 – Who determines how much money you make from each book? Another good test.
Your publisher should pay 100% of the difference between the wholesale price and the
production price of the book. Most publishers pay anywhere from 5%-50%.

4 – Do you receive marketing support after publication? Free services like the Marketing COACH offered by Outskirts Press is an invaluable collection of proven tactics shared to help improve your book sales.

5 – Do you retain all the rights to your book? You definitely should. Check
the contract of wherever you publish.

Isn’t this fun!

– Karl Schroeder