Book ready to go - Just no ideas which way to turn! Help!

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Fri, 2012-04-13 20:02

Fatwad

Book ready to go - Just no ideas which way to turn! Help!

Hi there...

I have been writing my short stories for about a year now and started posting some on here for some feedback.

I have had some interest through cold calling publishers but nothing that has led to anything so far.

I am at the point of considering self publishing but don't want to make a big mistake. I have contacted Authorhouse UK and the sales patter all sounds wonderful but I wondered if some of you might have some experience of this and could offer some advice.

It's a children's book - 12 short stories for primary age children. Not illustrated but not really thinking of adding anything more than a cartoon for each story heading.

About 29000 words in this collection.

Many more stories ready if there was any interest.

Any thoughts gratefully received

David

Fri, 2012-04-13 21:20

andrea

Well, my thought is forget Authorhouse, an author mill which will cost you a fortune for nothing. Check out Lulu (http://www.lulu.com) (free) and/or try small Indies. http://www.ukauthors.com

http://www.ukauthors.com

http://www.ukapress.com

Fri, 2012-04-13 22:20

Fatwad

Thanks for that - I had heard good things about lulu and it was definitely my impression that authorhouse make a lot of promises without even reading a scrap of anything I've done. Appreciate your input. David

Fri, 2012-04-13 22:24

Raventongue

If you would like to self-publish perhaps also look into ebook publishing. Some self-publishing places will let you sell ebooks yourself or through an online self-publisher while they sell the same book in print.

Sat, 2012-04-14 13:16

hulsey

Fatwad, check out Lulu as Andrea has suggested. I have since January published seven books with them. It is free to do and not so compilcated. You only pay to purchase your own books and at a discounted price. After five or six weeks your books will be advertised on Amazon. You even set your own price and royalty. I too was suspicious, but Lulu I believe is exceptional. I have received my first pay cheque from them, and even though it was in US dollars, the payment went through no problem. Hope this helped.

Sat, 2012-04-14 14:07

Fatwad

Thank you - Lulu sounds great - I'll look into it and the ebook route seems a good place to start.. David

Sat, 2012-05-12 08:19

Fatwad

Just to say that I did follow the advice on here and have published 'Crumble Tales' through Lulu. It was a painless process and the book is now on iTunes and nook for £1.99. Any reviews would be very gratefully received. Many thanks David

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