ELITEOFWARMAN8
King
Has anyone here ever written a book? I have. 
Writing a book.
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I had a basic agreement for a book deal set up with a publisher, but legal complications pushed the project away, and now I won't be finishing it. I hope to write a book soonish though.
Whats yours about? How did you go about the publishing process?
Whats yours about? How did you go about the publishing process?
ELITEOFWARMAN8
King
Already is. They will be on Amazon in a few weeks in 6 different nations including my own, USA.
Well, I wrote my online memoirs about all my video gaming. I then wrote a book on "The Art of War" and I did a editing job on two Interactive Histories I use to play in at TotalWar.Org. I put together all the chapters and all of the Roleplaying posts. One is 376 pages and the other is about 270. My memoirs is about 336, but I updated it so now it's about 365 or so.
Anyone wants the links tell me and I PM you them.
I started the process by research. I then went to Lulu.
www.lulu.com
For example, I sold a copy of my memoirs yesterday. It was kinda pricey, I know, $28 USD. However, I get $11.44 in profits off of every copy (but I get charged 28% tax, thanks IRS!) but I still make out. Off my other books I make about $10 on. It's better then my brother's book rates. His book is $21.95 with a "professorial" publisher and he only gets 8% of the profits from each copy. I get what, 40% of the profits? Lulu is called the publisher for amateurs,and it is true, but it's worth it. If you looking to write your memoirs or just to sell 10-50 books or whatever, they the place to go.
GhostWriter16
Deity
I finished a book a couple years ago on a now dead computer. It wasn't great, not worth publishing, but I was glad I'd finished a project.
I'm working on a different project right now that's a little more original.
I'm working on a different project right now that's a little more original.
ELITEOFWARMAN8
King
You should publish the 1st project anyhow on Lulu. Even if it's not great, at least you can say you got something publish until you ready for the 2nd one to be published.
GhostWriter16
Deity
I can't with that project because A: I don't have the book anymore (Its on a dead computer and was never printed) B: I've "Stolen" ideas from that book for my current project, enough that someone reading them both would be like "What the heck is this the same universe?" (I used the same name for a wizard character in both) and C: I ended it on a cliffhanger. It was supposed to continue in a sequal, but ends totally ambiguous, not even knowing if the protagonist died or not.
That said, how does publishing on Lulu work? And does publishing something there ensure you'll never get it published anywhere else, or not necessarily?
ELITEOFWARMAN8
King
Check them out!
You proably get more a copy for your book then you will with a pro publisher. I get $10.86 a copy for my memoirs on Lulu and $4 on Amazon when it goes mainstream in a few weeks, and my brother who wrote a history picture book with a mainstream publisher only gets 8% of $21.95 if someone buys on the publisher's site.. And he gets only 90 cents if one on Amazon sells.
You upload the file and you get a ISBN number. You can pick the size of your book, 6X9, 8.5X11, and so on. You enter in your own information and design your own cover and can add your own pictures and set your own prices and can get it added onto Amazon in 6 nations. Any more places will cost you there.
Is it amateurish? Yes. But is it better in my opinion, yes.
GhostWriter16
Deity
Check them out!
You proably get more a copy for your book then you will with a pro publisher. I get $10.86 a copy for my memoirs on Lulu and $4 on Amazon when it goes mainstream in a few weeks, and my brother who wrote a history picture book with a mainstream publisher only gets 8% of $21.95 if someone buys on the publisher's site.. And he gets only 90 cents if one on Amazon sells.
You upload the file and you get a ISBN number. You can pick the size of your book, 6X9, 8.5X11, and so on. You enter in your own information and design your own cover and can add your own pictures and set your own prices and can get it added onto Amazon in 6 nations. Any more places will cost you there.
Is it amateurish? Yes. But is it better in my opinion, yes.
I seriously will check it out. How much does it cost to use the sevice in the first place (Or nothing)? And how easily (cheaply) can you get copies for yourself?
I may really have to check this thing out when I finish my current work...
Save_Ferris
Admiring Myself
Every day I write the book.
gangleri2001
Garbage day!!!
Wow! This website looks very intersting. Would you mind telling us how exactly does it work, how much does it cost and how does it feel publishing with Lulu?
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
Self-publishing is free. I thought this was common knowledge?
ELITEOFWARMAN8
King
I hope you do! I was a skeptic of this place at first, but it turn out to be a good place. It costs nothing to start out. You don't get any free copies, but you get it at only the manufacturing cost. So if it cost $10 to make... you just pay the $10.
Check my earlier post for how it works. It is free to get it published, no charge. It feels good. I got a few copies of my books and they look good. I even ordered one off myself on Amazon just to see how it turns out (and made $4 off myself in the process
) and it was slightly better as well! I mean, yes there is charges if you want them to edit your books and help you advertise and that. However, if you do it yourself, there really isn't any charges.
Correct. Unless you go to a scam however.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
What scams? You can self-publish physical books via Amazon and Lulu, and ebooks through Amazon (KDP), Kobo, Smashwords, B&N, etc.
GhostWriter16
Deity
Sweet. Will DEFINITELY look into this when I'm done
Thanks
ELITEOFWARMAN8
King
Sweet. Will DEFINITELY look into this when I'm done
Thanks
Great and you welcome
.Would you like for me to PM you a link to one of my books by the way?There scams out there.... do some research. If you have to pay 500 dollars up front, it's a scam.
I sold about 4-5 so far. Not a lot but I wasn't expecting to sell a lot outside of family and a few online player friends. Would you like a link to one DownTown?
GhostWriter16
Deity
Sure
ELITEOFWARMAN8
King
OK. Give me a couple of minutes and I will do so .
Hey, buy a copy off of me and I buy one off of you
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.Hey, buy a copy off of me and I buy one off of you
.GhostWriter16
Deity
OK. Give me a couple of minutes and I will do so
Hey, buy a copy off of me and I buy one off of you
I'll be sure to charge more for mine
Once I'm done though I may take you up on that
Send me a PM next year and we'll see where I'm at
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