Comments on: How To Get a Book Deal Without an Agent http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html There's more than one way to play the publishing game. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:16:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam Robezzoli http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-38158 Adam Robezzoli Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:16:45 +0000 http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-38158 Three years later this article is still incredibly helpful! Thanks for the thoughtful advice, Jim! Three years later this article is still incredibly helpful! Thanks for the thoughtful advice, Jim!

]]> By: sylvia http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-26505 sylvia Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:09:10 +0000 http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-26505 You answered so many questions for me, I was getting so frustrated, I was thinking of throwing my book in the trash and forgetting the whole thing. Thank You for all your help.. You answered so many questions for me, I was getting so frustrated, I was thinking of throwing my book in the trash and forgetting the whole thing.

Thank You for all your help..

]]> By: Marshall http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-26469 Marshall Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:15:05 +0000 http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-26469 Great info Jim, After reading your article, I'm leaning towards no agent and no publisher (actually, I was leaning that way before reading your article). I'm confident that I have the ability to market the book myself (it's a guide, so in some ways, it's self promoting). I'm curious, how much does it cost to publish a book yourself? Of course that depends on the pages, size, etc. And, if a retailer is selling your books for you, how much is their "cut"? Is it half the cover price? Thanks. Marshall Great info Jim,

After reading your article, I’m leaning towards no agent and no publisher (actually, I was leaning that way before reading your article). I’m confident that I have the ability to market the book myself (it’s a guide, so in some ways, it’s self promoting).

I’m curious, how much does it cost to publish a book yourself? Of course that depends on the pages, size, etc.

And, if a retailer is selling your books for you, how much is their “cut”? Is it half the cover price?

Thanks.

Marshall

]]> By: Chad Goller-Sojourner http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-24003 Chad Goller-Sojourner Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:05:22 +0000 http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-24003 Great post, thanks for your thoughtful reflection. Great post, thanks for your thoughtful reflection.

]]> By: darrell http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22773 darrell Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:04:54 +0000 http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22773 Mr. Munroe just picked up "Therefore Repent" having read the 24pg sampler some months quite liked the article and think of the site as a valuable resource keep up the good work Mr. Munroe
just picked up “Therefore Repent”
having read the 24pg sampler some months quite liked the article and think of the site as a valuable resource

keep up the good work

]]> By: Jim Munroe http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22666 Jim Munroe Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:45:04 +0000 http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22666 Yep, CL, any way you slice it it's tough to make a living off of books. If I sell through 2000 books I make about $10,000, but when you consider that writing and publishing the book took a year it's below minimum wage. And I get $5 a book only when I publish it as well -- when I go through publishers I get $2 a book. Writers, even well-reviewed, decent selling authors, usually supplement their income via teaching or other ways -- or, as I have, by defining a "good" lifestyle as having lots of freedom and inspiration and scraping by on an income that most would classify as poverty. Yep, CL, any way you slice it it’s tough to make a living off of books. If I sell through 2000 books I make about $10,000, but when you consider that writing and publishing the book took a year it’s below minimum wage. And I get $5 a book only when I publish it as well — when I go through publishers I get $2 a book.

Writers, even well-reviewed, decent selling authors, usually supplement their income via teaching or other ways — or, as I have, by defining a “good” lifestyle as having lots of freedom and inspiration and scraping by on an income that most would classify as poverty.

]]> By: CL http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22664 CL Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:09:44 +0000 http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22664 Very interesting article - loved the openess and wanted to leave a note of appreciation. So I take it unless you are selling 100's or thousands of copies that a writer's life is tough on the cashflow? What is the happy number for writers to live a good lifestyle since a book takes awhile to write. Also will check out your graphic novel as that is my thing...great way to publicize it. Sure IDW is going to get a bunch of submissions now...;-) Very interesting article – loved the openess and wanted to leave a note of appreciation.

So I take it unless you are selling 100′s or thousands of copies that a writer’s life is tough on the cashflow? What is the happy number for writers to live a good lifestyle since a book takes awhile to write.

Also will check out your graphic novel as that is my thing…great way to publicize it. Sure IDW is going to get a bunch of submissions now…;-)

]]> By: Thursday Links « Graphic Fiction http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22655 Thursday Links « Graphic Fiction Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:56:55 +0000 http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22655 [...] to get a publishing deal for your graphic novel? Some great information is up at No Media Kings (via [...] [...] to get a publishing deal for your graphic novel? Some great information is up at No Media Kings (via [...]

]]> By: Jim Munroe http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22652 Jim Munroe Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:53:22 +0000 http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22652 Jack: Sorry, to clarify -- I self-published (and self-financed) the Canadian edition of Therefore Repent! and IDW is publishing the US edition. Jack: Sorry, to clarify — I self-published (and self-financed) the Canadian edition of Therefore Repent! and IDW is publishing the US edition.

]]> By: Jack Ruttan http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22651 Jack Ruttan Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:10:21 +0000 http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/how_to_get_a_book_deal_without_an_agent.html#comment-22651 I thought "Therefore Repent" was self-published. Did you or Max contribute out of pocket to the publishing? I thought “Therefore Repent” was self-published. Did you or Max contribute out of pocket to the publishing?

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