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by Ewe Vullah
Published in 2001
16 pages
5.5" x8.5"
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Date of birth?
03 October 1968.

Is there a difference in reader response to books as opposed to zines?
One would think the response would vary with each intended audience, and I guess people are a bit more apt to express a reply to a book if it embodies more effort, but for me, both modes have been received quite well, so no, not really, at least not at this level.

How do you decide the price of your books?
Cost, plus a buck or two. Soon, from the sales, I hope to afford the ability to bind it myself, greatly reducing cost and price.

What goes into choosing a cover? Back cover blurb?
Right now, all I have is this children¹s picture book. I thought about doing another painting for the cover, but that would¹ve set me back even farther behind schedule, so I just went with the most colorful one.

What's your editing/refining process?
Equal parts coffee/friends, knead in an inordinate amount of time, let rise what will.

What was your print run and how much did it cost? How did you raise the money to publish?
I¹ve shopped around and decided it would be best to just do a couple, maybe four at a time. I print them myself, then take them to a local print shop to be laminated (covers) and bound. Four copies will run about $25. Like I said above, I want to invest any profit into a binder. So far, well, so far it¹s been a labor of love.

What have you done to promote it?
Hardly anything, except yard sales and giving it to friends and teachers. A marketer I ain¹t, but your section here on distribution and promotion has really helped me think through things. When I get a surplus, I want to put them in libraries and a few independent bookstores. A tour sounds fun. At this rate, however, that¹d be long off.

How can people get your book now?
http://www.vineyardcentral.com/08gallery/forsale.html, or if ever we meet, save two bucks shipping, and get it from me personally.

What will you do differently next time, if anything?
I have a series of longer children¹s stories in mind, which I don¹t plan to illustrate, so I may drop the pen name (Ewe Vüllah), but maybe not.

Why are so few women self-publishing books?
Good question! As a newcomer to this, I¹m really in no position to answer that.