T Ray Deal Astounded by Response to New Release
Sci-Fi for Women as Well as Men--255,000 Hits in Four Weeks, Gives Reasons
for Self-Publishing
Having nearly died twice from Heavy Metal Poisoning whilst writing
the book "Unlimited Energy," T Ray Deal had little energy to go through
the rigours of trying to find an agent, remembered one of first lines in
his book: "Decide what you want and work out how to get it." He
decided...Self-Publish.
(PRWEB) July 4, 2005 –- T Ray Deal discovered that getting a book
published is an ordeal and generally Publishers reject a new author out of
hand because they rely on their own favorite agents. These agents, again,
have nearly closed books.
After much futile persistence he put
aside the adverse publicity about "Vanity Publishing", deciding that this
term has been constructed to put people off the trend to ‘self-publish’
for two reasons:
* Firstly, some would say, “Old-fashioned
Publishers are worried about the new trend”.
* Secondly, it is possible
to get severely ripped off if you go with the wrong people.
The
writer invested a large amount of time in research contacting people in
the know, and eventually was given the name of a reputable Self-Publishing
Company.
The Company had a number of packages that were affordable,
and offered constructive criticism during the publishing process.
The author offers the following advice for would-be
Self-Publishers:
It is your "Work of Art" so be steadfast in your
resolve to keep it the way that you want. Look for a good Self-Publishing
Co. who will get your book out on the International Market with Amazon,
Barnes & Noble plus put your masterpiece in e-Book form which will be
picked up for sale by other outlets. The Co. should also give start-up
marketing advice and produce support material.
It is essential that
once your Book is published, you promote it. It will not sell itself. You
can gain confidence by organizing local promotions through bookstores etc.
However 30pc or fewer books are now sold through direct outlets so there
is a need to get a presence on the internet. Be careful!
Look for
ways of getting your work promoted that are low cost and effective. Things
that sound to good to be true, usually are.
If your book is any
good then you will get enough revenue to invest in a re-write and maybe
other forms of publicity. Until then, unless you are rich, keep all of
your costs down until you are confident that the Public wants your
Book.
Self-Publishing will eventually let everyone have a fair
chance, with the General Public deciding what is good for them. This
method uses, eco-friendly, "Print on Demand". If only 10 books are sold
through Amazon, only ten books will be printed.
Author's web-site
WWW.TRIDI.COM
Please order from:
USA - www.iuniverse.com or www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com
Rest of the World...your
local Amazon or www.barnesandnoble.com or, please support your local
bookstore. http://diesel.booksense.com and others.
Tip -
type ...Unlimited Energy T Ray Deal... in the search window when using
iUniverse Amazon or Barnes and Noble
Book - Unlimited
Energy
Author - T Ray Deal
Publisher - iUniverse
ISBN -
0-595-33897-6
Published - 1st June 2005
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