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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi Ya'll, and welcome to another week/month at Findlay Books. <br />We'd like to welcome all our new visitors who have popped in lately and emailed us with many questions. I've enjoyed getting to know a few who are new to self-publishing and in the process of answering questions I've discovered that my blog isn't so easy to navigate.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, if you are new to self-publishing from New Zealand then everything you need to know is found right here - I know, arrogant aren't I? Have a browes around and enjoy the reading and if you have any further questions, please email us at findlaybooks@gmail.com</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>So you want to Self-publish? </b><a aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/so-you-want-to-self-publish.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/so-you-want-to-self-publish.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/so-you-want-to-self-publish.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Before the Nitty Gritty of Self-publishing (Questions to ask before you self-publish): </b><a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/before-nitty-gritty-of-self-publishing.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/before-nitty-gritty-of-self-publishing.html</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What does it Cost?</b> <a aiotarget="false" aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/02/self-publishing-what-does-it-cost.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/02/self-publishing-what-does-it-cost.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/02/self-publishing-what-does-it-cost.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Creating Great Content, Selling Great Content:</b> <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/creating-great-content-selling-great.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/creating-great-content-selling-great.html </a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Finding an Illustrator:</b> <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/11/finding-illustrator.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/11/finding-illustrator.html</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Working with Images, including Cover Design:</b> <a aiotarget="false" aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/working-with-images-including-cover.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/working-with-images-including-cover.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/working-with-images-including-cover.html</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Cover Artists:</b> <a aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/01/cover-artists.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/01/cover-artists.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/01/cover-artists.html</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Legal and Financial Issues Part 1 - Copyright Law in NZ: </b><a aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/dont-eat-someone-elses-footpath-gum.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/dont-eat-someone-elses-footpath-gum.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/dont-eat-someone-elses-footpath-gum.html</a><br /><br /><b>Legal and Financial Issues Part 2 - Show Me the Money (Royalties):</b> <a aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/show-me-money-legal-and-financial.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/show-me-money-legal-and-financial.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/show-me-money-legal-and-financial.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Legal and Financial Issues Part 3 - Tax, Tax and More Tax: </b><a aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/tax-tax-and-more-tax-legal-and.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/tax-tax-and-more-tax-legal-and.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/tax-tax-and-more-tax-legal-and.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Working with Editors:</b> <a aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/who-you-gonna-call-professional-editors.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/who-you-gonna-call-professional-editors.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/who-you-gonna-call-professional-editors.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>A List of Editors and Proofreaders in NZ: </b><a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/09/need-editor.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/09/need-editor.html</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Formatting your Ebook for Publishing: </b><a aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/formatting-your-ebook-for-publishing-by.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/formatting-your-ebook-for-publishing-by.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/formatting-your-ebook-for-publishing-by.html</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Findlay Books Digital Formatting Services (great for creating your ebook the way you want it!): </b><a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/p/digital-format-services.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/p/digital-format-services.html</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publishing your Book - A Step-by-step Guide:</b> <a aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/publishing-your-book-online-step-by.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/publishing-your-book-online-step-by.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/publishing-your-book-online-step-by.html</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Vanity Publishing and Print on Demand: </b><a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/vanity-publishing-publishing-on-demand.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/vanity-publishing-publishing-on-demand.html</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Best 100 Blogs for the Modern Writer: </b> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a aiotitle="http:// joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/12/i-came-across-this-list-of-best-blogs.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/12/i-came-across-this-list-of-best-blogs.html"><span aiotitle="http://" style="font-size: small;">http://</span>joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/12/i-came-across-this-list-of-best-blogs.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book Industry Changes and Distributing in NZ (2014): </b><a aiotarget="false" aiotitle="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/03/ebook-industry-changes-and-distributing.html" href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/03/ebook-industry-changes-and-distributing.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/03/ebook-industry-changes-and-distributing.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Distributing in NZ (2013): </b><a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/distributing-in-new-zealand.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/distributing-in-new-zealand.html</a> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Don't Sweat the Small Stuff:</b> <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/dont-sweat-small-stuff.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/dont-sweat-small-stuff.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Marketing and Promotions: </b><a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/marketing-and-promotions-and-you.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/marketing-and-promotions-and-you.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>David Chuka at London Book Fair: </b><a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/london-book-fair-thanks-david.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/london-book-fair-thanks-david.html</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sideloading Mobi Files to your device:</b> <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/11/sideloading-your-mobi-files-onto-your.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/11/sideloading-your-mobi-files-onto-your.html</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And finally, a wealth of information and links to other writers, self-publishers and information on self-publishing in NZ and internationally is found here on our <b>Links page:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey Self-Publishers, hope your writing and publishing week has been successful!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This week I've been checking out a few more YA books from my local library. I've really enjoyed being able to use the online library 'request' function - I've used it enough to know my library login username and password off by heart - which is about 50 letters and numbers... ok not really.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apart from reading and Christmas shopping - I know, I know, I'm a freak! - I've been working with a few other self-publishers in New Zealand and around the world to get their picture books formatted for ebook for Kindle, iBook and Kobo. <br /><br />There were some new authors and some returning clients who are all trying to get their books up online before the Christmas season starts. It is a great time of year for us self-publishers. From here on out things are going to get better and better until about April, then sales die down again. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the biggest sales days prior to Christmas and many, MANY digital devices are gonna be purchased for Christmas gifts. With Amazon's new kids tablet now on the market at a great price with heaps of kid friendly features, it is going to be a great time to get your kids ebooks ready and publishing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are a few common questions we get from new authors looking to use our services. I thought I'd share a few of these questions today and try to answer them as best as I can.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>1) What file types can you (Findlay Books) format ebooks in?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We can format your ebook and provide you with a MOBI file for Kindle, and an EPUB file for iBook, Kobo or Smashwords. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>2) What does it cost?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you email us with your book type, how many pages you have and what file type you require, we will get back to you with a free quote. We have three packages:</span></span>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Children's picture book: NZD$50.00 up to 20 pages and NZD$2.00
per extra page (32-page children's picture book will cost $74.00).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ebook without complex formatting or images: NZD$70.00 first 200
pages and NZD$2.00 per extra 10 pages (original document is glitch-free
and has no complex formatting issues).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ebook with complex formatting and images: NZD$100.00 first 200
pages and NZD$5.00 per extra 10 pages ($0.50/page). Each image used is
NZD$5.00 per image. ("Complex formatting" includes issues with the
original document's formatting, or inclusion of special layout, font
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>3) What do you need from me (the author)? </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We will need a word doc of your completed manuscript, a pdf of what the book needs to look like - especially important if the book has heaps of images, and we will need all of your images as separate, best quality jpeg files.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>4) What if I don't have jpeg files, can you work with png or tiff files?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes we can, but they need to be best quality. Reason for this is that we have to format the book's images by resizing them down to under 127kb each. This file size is tiny, but these are the requirements for Amazon publishing platform KDP. If we don't resize these images ourselves then KDP will and their platform doesn't care for quality. Another reason to do the image resizing ourselves is to control the size of completed product. The
file size of the images used determine the end product size - and
this determines your price. If you are uploading images at at a high
resolution you may end up with a large MOBI file. This determines
your price bracket - $0.99 plus for under 3MB file size & $1.99 plus for any
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>5) What if I have words already on my images, does this matter?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you have a picture book that has words already over the image - embedded on the image - we can work with you to create a fixed format picture book that resizes depending on which device it is viewed on. If the images don't have the words on them already, we can format the ebook so the words are below the image. The images will still resize according to device display, but the words can be resized by the reader. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>6) Can you do pop-up enhancements? </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes we can, but as a very basic function. We cannot create ebooks with audio and video files embedded as many of the self-publishing platforms will not allow files to upload with video and audio.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>7) How do I get these files to you?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you have agreed to the quote, we will set up a Dropbox folder with your name on it and email the link to this folder to your email address. You can then add all of the files for your book into this folder and we will proceed with formatting your project for you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>8) How long with it take to format the book for me?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It depends on how many projects we have on the go. We endeavour to get picture books and basic chapter novels formatted within a week, two at the most, but the image-heavy projects with loads of graphics and formatting and layout requirements, these will take up to three weeks to complete. Bevan, my husband, works on these formatting projects in the evenings and weekends.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>9) How do I make payment?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For international clients, we will send you a Paypal invoice to your email address. This email will take you to Paypal to pay either by your own Paypal account or by credit card. If you are based in New Zealand, we will send you an invoice with out account details on for you to deposit payment into.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once the ebook has been approved by you and payment is made, we will remove the 'DRAFT ONLY' label on the copyright and back pages. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>10) What else do I need to know about formatting for ebooks?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Ebooks don't have page numbers. Because each page flows on to the next no matter what the size of the words are, the need for page numbers goes out the window. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Each time you need to make changes in a book - update information, add to the edition, correct grammar/spelling, you will need to reformat your book again. Get it right the first time.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* You can apply to <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/publishers-and-authors/isbns-issns-and-ismns">National Library of NZ </a>for an ebook ISBN number. It is free. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For more information about formatting your book for digital publishing, visit our earlier post here: <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/formatting-your-ebook-for-publishing-by.html">http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/formatting-your-ebook-for-publishing-by.html</a> </span></span><br />
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Please note we do not offer editing, beta-reading, or art design, nor
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's all for now. <br />If you have a book that is ready for digital formatting, we have a few spaces available next week and early November. Once Christmas hits we will not be on holiday for a few weeks. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Amazon are also about to launch a new publishing platform that works a bit like a crowd sourcing platform. Authors are asked to submit their complete manuscript and if chosen, it will go live on the platform for readers to bid on the project to get it funded. Amazon will then complete the book and publish it on Amazon keeping the ebook rights for five years at a payout of $5000 to the author. Rights revert back if the author asked for it after five years or after the first year if it makes less than $500. I'm not really sure what I think about this, has the potential to shake things up in the publishing worlds again....</span></span><br />
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important as writing and hitting the publish button. If your book is
not correctly formatted you will NOT get the desired results. This post
is going to deal with the technical side of formatting an ebook, and
because there is so much technical jargon, I have had my wonderful
assistant – my husband, Bevan Findlay – to write the rest of this post.</span></span></span></div>
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explain learn how to "<u>side load</u>" the files into the Kindle
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267021773055376401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182287935024311703.post-73401756139749342862014-09-22T18:26:00.001-07:002014-09-22T18:26:18.902-07:00Lazy Day post... Weekly Links<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just a quick post this week. After last week's <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2014/09/earlier-this-month-amazon-announced.html">Step-by-step Guide</a> which took me a few hours to write, this week we are just looking at a few things on the web that interest me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>First up - Hugh Howey's latest post</b> on <a href="http://www.hughhowey.com/ruminations-on-exclusivity/">Ruminations on Exclusivity</a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
have to say, that since the launch of Amazon's new Kindle Unlimited, my
KOLL/KU sales have more than quadrupled. This is huge - especially if
KOLL/KU sales start out-numbering my actual sales. I have kept many of
my books exclusive to Amazon for this reason, and I don't see that
changing any time soon. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">B<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">asically Hugh Howey is letting us know that with Amazon's new Kindle Unlimited - a library borrowing programme for ebooks on Amazon - he is getting more readership and royalties from borrows than if he had his books in other online stores like Nook, B&N and iBook. For Hugh Howey, going exclusive to Amazon is working better for him than selling his books world wide. This is quite a controversal subject but I'm glad Hugh is putting his opinion out there.More here: <a aiotitle="http://www.hughhowey.com/ruminations-on-exclusivity/" href="http://www.hughhowey.com/ruminations-on-exclusivity/">http://www.hughhowey.com/ruminations-on-exclusivity/</a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://beattiesbookblog.blogspot.co.nz/2014/09/whitcoulls-kids-top-50-books.html">Whitcoulls Kids’ Top 50 Books</a> </b>announcement indicates change in New Zealanders’ reading habit. Interesting to read how many more picture books are making the list this year. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>A Step-by-step guide: </b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1687664162">A quick and dirty ebook with Calibre</a><a href="http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2014/08/08/a-quick-and-dirty-ebook-with-calibre/">.</a> This is a great post with screen shots, much like my own <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/Step-by-step">step by step guides</a>. <a aiotitle="http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2014/08/08/a-quick-and-dirty-ebook-with-calibre/" href="http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2014/08/08/a-quick-and-dirty-ebook-with-calibre/">http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2014/08/08/a-quick-and-dirty-ebook-with-calibre/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://joanyedwards.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/27-publishers-who-accept-unsolicited-manuscripts/">27 Publishers Who Accept Unsolicited Manuscripts</a> <span style="font-weight: normal;">by Joan Y. Edwards. Updated last month, this is a fantastic list of publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts. <a href="http://joanyedwards.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/27-publishers-who-accept-unsolicited-manuscripts/">http://joanyedwards.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/27-publishers-who-accept-unsolicited-manuscripts/</a> </span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkpicturegalleries/11101340/Amazing-Roald-Dahl-cakes-that-Wonka-himself-would-be-proud-of.html?frame=3041124&utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=9614bc6457-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-9614bc6457-304499617">And some gorgeous cakes</a> based on Roald Dahl's stories. :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Earlier this month Amazon announced their new Kindle Kids' Book Creator, a downloadable software programme, '<i>designed to help children’s book authors prepare, publish and promote
both illustrated and chapter books in Kindle Stores worldwide.
Children’s book authors can use Amazon’s new Kindle Kids’ Book Creator
tool to easily create illustrated children’s books that take advantage
of Kindle features like text pop-ups. Once the book is ready, authors
can upload it to KDP in just a few simple steps, and use KDP’s category,
age and grade range filters to help millions of Amazon customers choose
the right books for their kids.' </i><a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1963575&highlight=">(Amazon Press Release.)</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Amazon's KDP has extended its services to include a kids book section called KPD Kids. Along with this additional platform available to children's book authors, Amazon has launched their new Kindle Kids' Book Creator which can be downloaded for Mac and PC. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So in this week's post we are going to take a look at Kindle Kids' Book Creator and check out its main features, its advantages and its disadvantages and what changes it could bring to the children's ebook industry.</span></span><br />
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is the place to find the programme. Click the 'Get Started' and it will
take you to a page where you can download your Mac or your PC copy of
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The programme starts with a 'Ready to Create a Kindle Kids' Book? section which outlines exactly what any author needs to do to complete their new Kindle Ebook using this tool. It is easy to read and understand. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The programme will ask you to either 'Open and Existing Book...' or 'Create a New Kids' Book...' If you are beginning your new kids ebook project, Create a New Kids' Book is the way to go.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It will then give you an option of creating your ebook in landscape or portrait orientation. This is particularly helpful if you have a book with double page spread illustrations.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It will then lead you to add a cover and pages of your new book. You can either upload a PDF of your book - which you can create in inDesign, Word, or any other publisher type programme: or you can upload individual page files. Be sure at this point that all your illustrations and text are complete, spelled correctly, and best quality.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The programme's Getting Started Guide outlines the file types you can download for the book: "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span>You can import artwork saved as image files (in the .jpg, .tif, or .png formats), or saved as a multiple-page PDF file. Amazon recommends using a PDF because you can import your cover and your pages in one step and the page order is set by the PDF." </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can Create Book Preview under the Book Preview Menu. This will create a temp file that you can view in the companion programme Kindle Previewer. This will allow you to preview your book for Kindle, Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9" devices.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once your book is complete and you are happy with the whole product, you can 'Save for Publishing...' The Kindle Kids' Book Creator will create a finished MOBI file that you can upload to your KDP account on <a href="https://kdp.amazon.com/">https://kdp.amazon.com</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Kindle Kids' Book Creator programme allows you to go back into the Book Setting and make changes to the Metadata, the Book Orientation Layout and the Cover Image. Once you have made changes you can then 'Save for Publishing' again and upload your changed MOBI file to KDP.</span></span><br />
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the '<a href="https://kdp.amazon.com/how-to-publish-childrens-books">How
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This
programme is a fantastic tool for getting your complete picture book
in MOBI file format for publishing on Amazon's KDP publishing
platform. </span></span>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It
is super user friendly, and easy to use.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You
can create pop-up enhancements for your ebook.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It
gives the user access to the html and CSS files of the book so those
with a little more know-how can fine tune their product.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You
only get a MOBI file out of this programme. It doesn't spit anything
else out for you so you will still have to go somewhere else to get
an epub file.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The
file size of the images used determine the end product size - and
this determines your price. If you are uploading images at at a high
resolution you may end up with a large MOBI file. This determines
your price bracket - $0.99 plus for under 3MB file size & $1.99 plus for any
ebook file size over 3MB.
<a aiotitle="https://kdp.amazon.com/help?topicId=A301WJ6XCJ8KW0" href="https://kdp.amazon.com/help?topicId=A301WJ6XCJ8KW0">https://kdp.amazon.com/help?topicId=A301WJ6XCJ8KW0</a></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The
delivery cost will also determine your royalties as well. If you are
selling your ebook in the 70% royalties bracket, you will be charged
delivery costs: $0.15/MB in the US territory and Australia territory;
£0.10/MB in the UK territory. <a href="https://kdp.amazon.com/help?topicId=A29FL26OKE7R7B">https://kdp.amazon.com/help?topicId=A29FL26OKE7R7B</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In
the screen shots above I uploaded a birth announcement ebook that I
made last year for my new niece. The ebook was only 13 pages long and
I uploaded the jpeg files, not the PDF. Each page file size was between .6MB
and 2.3MB. The finished MOBI file size is 17.5MB. For me to price
this on KDP and make any money after delivery costs of $2.55 I would
have to price it very high compared to other picture books by
self-publishers. OUCH!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The
file size Vs quality - you would have to know your image editing
stuff to get the balance right for a lower sized MOBI file that looks
great. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It
is fixed format - there is no text wrapping or text size manipulation
for readers.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>My
prediction: </b>This programme will shoot our formatting services in
the foot; there will be many more poor quality kids books on Amazon; the
kids ebook market will become much more flooded than it already is. </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What others are writing about Kindle Kids' Book Creator:</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fiction Notes writer Darcy Pattinson compares Kindle Kids' Book Creator to Ibook Creator and believes this initiative by Amazon will lead the way for more enhanced educational ebooks for kids. <a href="http://www.darcypattison.com/ebook/kdp-kids/">http://www.darcypattison.com/ebook/kdp-kids/</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jon from Writeforkids is excited about the programme: <a href="https://app.getresponse.com/archive/cwupdate/67921301.html">https://app.getresponse.com/archive/cwupdate/67921301.html</a></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Digital Book World has a few comments on their post that are worth reading. <a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/amazon-launches-kdp-kids-and-kindle-kids-book-creator/">http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/amazon-launches-kdp-kids-and-kindle-kids-book-creator/</a></span></span>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So
that is all for now, it has been a long post today, but you all know
that when I give step-by-step guides they are thorough. If you have
any questions about how this new programme works, please send us an
email at findlaybook@gmail.com</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Over
and out</span></span><br />
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Joy Findlay</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes, this is the post that I'd promised after the recent Auckland Independant Book Festival held in Devonport last month. I caught up with a few authors and amongst these writer folk were quite a few editors, manuscript appraisalers and book marketing teams. You will find more for these lists in our <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/p/links.html">LINKS tab</a> above.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you'd like to learn more about working with editors, please see our post on <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/who-you-gonna-call-professional-editors.html">Working with Editors</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>A List of Editors in New Zealand</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sue Copsey <br />Editoral</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sue.copsey@xtra.co.nz</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.suecopsey.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.suecopsey.com</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mary Egan </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Manuscript Assessment & Editing<br />sophia@maryegan.co.nz</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.maryegan.co.nz/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.maryegan.co.nz</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WriteRight</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">David Muller<br />Proofreading & Copy Editing</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">cmuller@ihug.co.nz</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AM Publishing NZ</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adrienne Moris</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Editing and Proofreading</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a.morris@woosh.co.nz</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.amproofreadingnz.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.amproofreadingnz.com</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Carolyn McKenzie</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Italian Translation, Proofreading and Copy Editing</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> carolynmckenzie@libero.it</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.ventimigliaaltawords.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.ventimigliaaltawords.com</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Create Books</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Copy-editing, typesetting, proofreading </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">info@createbooks.co.nz</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.createbooks.co.nz/">www.createbooks.co.nz</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>A List of Book Marketing Businesses</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mary Egan Publishing</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Digital and Self-Publishing Experts</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sophia@maryegan.co.nz</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.maryegan.co.nz/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.maryegan.co.nz</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">DIY Publishing </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Manuscript to Market with DIY Publishing</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">lis@DIYpublishing.co.nz</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">kris@DIYpublishing.co.nz</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.diypublishing.co.nz/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.diypublishing.co.nz</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lighhouse PR</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NZ Specialists in Book Marketing and Publishing</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sarah@lighthousepr.co.nz</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.lighthousepr.co.nz/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.lighthousepr.co.nz</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Create Books</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Printing and Distribution, Marketing </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">info@createbooks.co.nz</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.createbooks.co.nz/">www.createbooks.co.nz</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This last weekend I had the privilege of taking the Squidlets to the first Auckland Independent Book Festival over in Devonport. We made a great day of it, taking the bus into the city and the ferry across the harbour. The kids loved the ferry trip, but I have to admit, I really enjoyed the event more. It was such an inspiration seeing so many independent authors and self-publishers. I was told there were over 90 exhibitors at the event and I do not doubt that next year is going to be even bigger and better.<br /><br />Louise de Varga organised the event and what an amazing job she did!<br /><br />I made my way round both halls that were filled with displays of books and author's wares. It was so neat seeing the 15 plus authors I knew and it was fantastic meeting new friends as well.<br /><br />I came home with contacts for many more editors and professional proofreaders and will share their contact details in another post this coming week.<br /><br /><b>Last week's achievements:</b><br />* Visited the Auckland Independent Book Festival<br />* Added progress bar to my blog<br />* Edit 'Pinnacchia' and 'Snow' (FINALLY!)<br />* Read Cress by Melissa Meyers and watch Hansel and Gretle: Witch Hunter but I really wished I hadn't – lets not go there.<br /><b><br />What I hope to achieve this week:</b><br />* Write first five chapters for 'Briar' – my Sleeping Beauty adaptation<br />* Update Wattpad with new chapters<br />* Write 'Copy editor' post<br />* Catch up with writery friends<br />* Write beat script for first chapter of 'Hero story'<br /><br />So that last goal is all about a new story idea I have a-brewing. I love the story, have really enjoyed telling it to many people, but I am not so sure it would make money in the traditional sense – I can't see it getting into the right hands if I just try to sell the book. So I have been thinking of new ways to tell a story as essentially that is all I really want to do with this Hero Story. <br /><br />I've been in contact with a few mates who are in the TV & film industry and wondered how adapt it into a story for the screen – but which screen is yet to be decided. I'll keep you posted, but if you are keen to learn more, feel free to drop me a line.<br /><br /><b>Just quickly, a few interesting links to check out this week:</b><br /><br />Scientists believe reading on a device is harder than on paper – I wonder who paid for that research?<br /><a aiotitle="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/kindle-ereaders-make-it-significantly-harder-to-absorb-the-plot-of-a-book-scientists-claim-9679643.html" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/kindle-ereaders-make-it-significantly-harder-to-absorb-the-plot-of-a-book-scientists-claim-9679643.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/kindle-ereaders-make-it-significantly-harder-to-absorb-the-plot-of-a-book-scientists-claim-9679643.html</a><br /><br />Crap someone should have told us writers by now – love it!<br /><a aiotitle="http://rebeccatdickson.com/2013/09/04/crap-someone-should-have-told-you-writers-by-now/" href="http://rebeccatdickson.com/2013/09/04/crap-someone-should-have-told-you-writers-by-now/">http://rebeccatdickson.com/2013/09/04/crap-someone-should-have-told-you-writers-by-now/</a><br /><br />What is a Beta Reader and how do you find them?<br /><a aiotitle="http://annerallen.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/what-is-beta-reader-everything-you.html?spref=fb" href="http://annerallen.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/what-is-beta-reader-everything-you.html?spref=fb">http://annerallen.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/what-is-beta-reader-everything-you.html?spref=fb</a><br /><br />Great value placed on reading to kids – not rocket science.<br /><a href="http://booknotes-unbound.org.nz/kate-de-goldi-prescribes-reading-aloud-child/?fb_action_ids=687899951286839&fb_action_types=og.likes">http://booknotes-unbound.org.nz/kate-de-goldi-prescribes-reading-aloud-child/?fb_action_ids=687899951286839&fb_action_types=og.likes</a><br /><br />How would lower ebook prices by the big 5 ruin marketability for self-publishers? Digital book world discuss this here: <a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/why-do-some-self-published-authors-care-how-hachette-prices-its-books/">http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/why-do-some-self-published-authors-care-how-hachette-prices-its-books/</a><br /><br />Chch is hosting the Writers & Readers Festival for 2014. Definately worth going along if you are in the region, more information here: <a href="http://wordchristchurch.co.nz/">http://wordchristchurch.co.nz/</a><br /><br />And I love this: 27 Awesome Australian Books Every YA Fan Should Read – how many have you read?<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/awesome-australian-books-every-ya-fan-should-read">http://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/awesome-australian-books-every-ya-fan-should-read</a><br /><br />That's all for now, I'll post more information on where to find an editor in NZ.<br /><br />Over and out,<br /><br />Joy Findlay<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey everyone! Hope
this week sees you all enjoying the warmer weather. We've had a busy
week and a super crazy weekend – we moved downstairs but it felt
like we moved down-the-line!
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have enjoyed
'researching' many different fairy tale adaptations this last week,
and I've pick up a few Steampunk stories as well. I don't know when I
will get sick of the cross-genre but for now I still have many more
authors to read through.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It has been an
interesting week nation wide and world wide in the area of
publishing. Amazon and Hachette are still at each other's throats
over ebook pricing and I'm not truly sure who is in the wrong but
both sides are making much of the controversial situation blaming
each as a money hungry, author stomping, power manipulative, bad guy.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NZ is still
adjusting to changes as well with the withdrawal of four major
publishing firms early last year. It has seen a pretty significant
drop in book sales nationwide in the last few years. But at the same
time, ebooks are becoming more and more popular.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This has lead
publishers and writers to figure out new ways of selling their books,
and many of these new ways are quite innovative. Some are writing
music to go with their books – not a new thing but when you marry
ebooks and sound/music audio files it becomes an exciting new read. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other publishing houses are now using Google search hits as a tool
for marketing – they are writing books to meet the popular Google
search terms. It is interesting to see how technology is forcing
change and how that change is forcing how technology is used.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But I love how
self-published authors are getting together to find new ways of cross
promoting and marketing. They are even setting up book fairs which I
totally support. One of the reasons for this is that existing book
festivals don't really cater to self-publishers, sometimes charging
huge amounts for little reward.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm hoping to head
over to Devonport this weekend to support some fellow Kiwi authors at
the first Auckland Independent Book Festival. They have over 90 exhbits at the festival - 90! That is amazing! We are going to make a
day of it and hopefully meet some new friends in the NZ writery
world!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is being held
this Sat, 16<sup>th</sup> August at the St Paul's Chess Centre, 100
Victoria St, Devonport from 10am until 4pm. More info here: </span></span>
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<a href="http://www.kapowaibooks.co.nz/auckland-independent-book-festival.html">http://www.kapowaibooks.co.nz/auckland-independent-book-festival.html</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OK, so my last week
was super busy, and I didn't get much writing or editing done. But
there is always this week!
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last week's
achievements:<br />* I set myself up on Wattpad. You can find and
support me here: <a href="http://www.wattpad.com/user/JoyFindlay">http://www.wattpad.com/user/JoyFindlay</a></span></span></div>
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* I read The third of the
UnEnchanted series, Fable (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale Book 3)
by Chanda Hahn: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chanda-Hahn/e/B006RU7PXW/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=findbook00-20">http://www.amazon.com/Chanda-Hahn/e/B006RU7PXW</a></span></span></div>
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* I read Snow White
Sorrow (Book #1 in the Grimm Diaries) <span style="text-transform: capitalize;">by
</span>Cameron
Jace. It was an interesting Vampire take on the Snow White fairy
tale but not one I really enjoyed.</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D3WHFHS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00D3WHFHS&linkCode=as2&tag=findbook00-20"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D3WHFHS</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />What I hope to
achieve this week:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Go and visit the
Auckland Independent Book Festival on this coming weekend, yeah!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Set up a mailing
list for my Steampunk Fairytales</span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Add progress bar
to my blog</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Print off goals
for Steampunk Fairytales</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Write first five
chapters for 'Briar' – my Sleeping Beauty adaptation</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Edit 'Pinnacchia'
and 'Snow'</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some links for
you to check out this week:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why mailing lists
are important for authors: David Gaughran:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/the-author-with-the-biggest-mailing-list-wins/">http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/the-author-with-the-biggest-mailing-list-wins/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How to build a
killer mailing list: Nick Stephenso:
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/building-a-killer-email-list/">http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/building-a-killer-email-list/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Amazon Vs Hachette
debate: The Plot thickens as 900 authors battle Amazon:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/business/media/plot-thickens-as-900-writers-battle-amazon.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/business/media/plot-thickens-as-900-writers-battle-amazon.html</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The NZ Post Book
Awards are open for the People's Choice Award, vote here:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://booksellers.co.nz/awards/new-zealand-post-book-awards/peoples-choice-0">http://booksellers.co.nz/awards/new-zealand-post-book-awards/peoples-choice-0</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NZ Herald published
an article on 'Online search key to publishing blockbusters':</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11306618">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11306618</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And I found a Disney
Princess CGI make-over – not book related but very cute!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.viralnova.com/realistic-princesses/">http://www.viralnova.com/realistic-princesses/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Word Meter Builder - will be adding this to my blog once my Technical Advisor - aka hubby - shows me how! :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.critiquecircle.com/wordmeterbuilder.asp">http://www.critiquecircle.com/wordmeterbuilder.asp</a></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What a busy week I
have in store, I am really looking forward to it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's all for now,
over and out.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">~ Joy Findlay</span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267021773055376401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182287935024311703.post-90538821996166682062014-08-05T17:11:00.000-07:002014-08-10T16:38:26.030-07:00Weekly Links: 6 Aug 2014<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey, here are some links that I found really worth reading this week. Hope you find them as interesting as I did. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I know I probably want see my new book covers here but it is a great place to go for cover art inspiration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3 TED talks that uncover the secrets of storytelling - really worth reading and watching!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.convinceandconvert.com/content-marketing/3-ted-talks-that-uncover-the-secrets-of-storytelling/">http://www.convinceandconvert.com/content-marketing/3-ted-talks-that-uncover-the-secrets-of-storytelling/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Discoverability - nothing new here but definately worth reading anything by Hugh Howey - thanks Zee.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hughhowey.com/discoverability-and-donald-rumsfeld/">http://www.hughhowey.com/discoverability-and-donald-rumsfeld/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A business plan for writers - again thanks Zee.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://wordbitches.com/2013/04/12/a-business-plan-for-writers/">http://wordbitches.com/2013/04/12/a-business-plan-for-writers/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Are our kids getting worse at creative writing - 6 sci-fi and fantast books to share with the App generation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ideas.ted.com/2014/06/20/are-our-kids-getting-worse-at-creative-writing-6-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-share-with-the-app-generation/">http://ideas.ted.com/2014/06/20/are-our-kids-getting-worse-at-creative-writing-6-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-share-with-the-app-generation/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">July earnings reports for self-publishers and publishers alike - again from Hugh Howey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://authorearnings.com/report/july-2014-author-earnings-report/">http://authorearnings.com/report/july-2014-author-earnings-report/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A very interesting and humourous Slashdot interview with Neil Stephenson.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://beta.slashdot.org/story/04/10/20/1518217/neal-stephenson-responds-with-wit-and-humor">http://beta.slashdot.org/story/04/10/20/1518217/neal-stephenson-responds-with-wit-and-humor</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I started researching YA two years ago these weren't cliches so much back then - can definately agree that they are now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://booksaredelicious.com/2014/04/01/top-5-worst-ya-fiction-cliches/">http://booksaredelicious.com/2014/04/01/top-5-worst-ya-fiction-cliches/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The third of the UnEnchanted series, of which the first is free: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">'Cress' by Melissa Meyers - again the third in the series of the Lunar Chronicles:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">'Snow White Sorrow' by - A darker retelling of Snow White, I'm not sure about this one, but I'm giving it a go - will let you know how it goes next week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D3WHFHS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00D3WHFHS&linkCode=as2&tag=findbook00-20&linkId=75AYIZMF4PHCMUTI">http://www.amazon.com/Snow-White-Sorrow-Grimm-Diaries-ebook/dp/B00D3WHFHS</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And of course the tried and true, fairy tale compilations by Hans Christian Anderson and the Grimm's Household Tales.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have a great week being a self-publisher - I know I am!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Over and out,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267021773055376401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182287935024311703.post-37098070503503008552014-08-05T00:55:00.001-07:002014-08-05T00:55:37.961-07:00The Week that Was: 5th August 2014<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Well, what an exciting week I've had this last week. I started out the last week with a fresh creative streak and ended up with two drafts for my first of 10 Steampunk Fairytales and covers for all of these new books. I am so looking forward to writing the rest that it has had me at the local library again researching the origins of each fairy tale from Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm's household tales. So exciting!<br />
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I've posted a few more covers below, would love some feedback!<br />
I'm also looking for beta readers for this series please. Once my Hubby has edited them a bit for me then I would love to share them. Please email me if you are interested!<br />
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Last week's achievements:<br />
* Tax in the post - finally!<br />
* Two drafts read and editing started - yay.<br />
* 10 cover designs for Steampunk Fairytales<br />
* Five new fairy tale story structures - been a very busy writer!<br />
* Read 8 novels, one of which was Alex Flynn's 'Towering' - not her best story...<br />
* KOLL Free Promos - heaps of kids books up for grabs on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Joy-Findlay/e/B007RU469W/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&qid=1407223789&sr=8-2-ent&tag=findbook00-20&linkId=WV6XTJROGFMIFUNL">Amazon</a><br />
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What I hope to achieve this week:<br />
* Check out Wattpad - again, yeah I know, should have done this last week<br />
* Read final of Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles 'Cress'<br />
* Print out all 10 Steampunk story structures and plan their completion for next six months<br />
* Go on date with Hubby - what - that's important too you know! :D<br />
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Hope you all have a fantastic week and remember, keep dreaming!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267021773055376401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182287935024311703.post-56832743060167369172014-07-27T17:13:00.004-07:002014-08-10T19:19:48.979-07:00Week that was: 28 July 2014<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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months later to bite you in the butt? An 'I told you so' slapping you
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decision making and for making my dreams a priority. I was coming to
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family and writing/self-publishing. I really had no idea what I was
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has taken me a few months to realise that I like being a writer, a
story teller and a self-publisher. I don't like being pulled in so
many different directions that I have no time for creativity or
writing. So I decided that it was time to stop and just be me for a
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morning was the first morning of Me being Me time. It was lovely. The
sun was shining, the coffee extra creamy, and the mash potato extra
cheesy... I can breathe again for the first time in ages. I am really
looking forward to getting back to writing and illustrating, dreaming
again, and reaching personal goals. I plan to take up a few new
crafts, write a few new books, and find balance in my everyday life.
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Made a goal to publish two Steampunk books for the Squidlets for
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">25
ways to write a real page turner of a book – LOVED READING THIS,
FANTASTIC ADVICE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Twinkle
Toes Bookish Shoes Literary Feet – I WANT SO MUCH!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://bookriot.com/2014/07/21/twinkle-toes-bookish-shoes-literary-feet/">http://bookriot.com/2014/07/21/twinkle-toes-bookish-shoes-literary-feet/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">A
very interest<span style="font-weight: normal;">ing read on creativity
and mental illness.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/07/21/creativity-and-mental-illness/">http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/07/21/creativity-and-mental-illness/ </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Book
cover clichés: why using them will actually help you sell more
books: </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">I found this very interesting, both visually and the information on why to use cliché
covers.</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><a href="http://www.creativindie.com/book-cover-cliches-why-using-them-will-actually-help-you-sell-more-books/"><span style="font-weight: normal;">http://www.creativindie.com/book-cover-cliches-why-using-them-will-actually-help-you-sell-more-books/</span></a></span></div>
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an interesting idea of self-publishing with other self-publishers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/01/jordan-rosenfeld/">http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/01/jordan-rosenfeld/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wow, what a month! We've moved house,
got the squidlets into a new school, survived school holidays –
including ice skating – and we are now settling into the new
office. Finally unpacked our last two boxes yesterday, feeling more
settled now, just in time for end-of-financial-year tax returns...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've been reading quite a bit about
this year's London Book Fair. I've had a couple of children's
self-publisher friends attend the fair this year and both came away with some
valuable information for those of us who are self-publishing
worldwide. <br /><br />So instead of dribbling on further about
absolutely nothing new – just moved house remember – I'm going to
repost <a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-experience-day-one/">David Chuka's post</a> on his experience at the London Book Fair. I was given permission to repost this, but please go and
visit <a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-experience-day-one/">David's web page</a> – he has so many wonderful interviews from
children's authors from around the world!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">David writes about the following:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-experience-day-one/"><u>Book Discovery for Authors</u></a></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-experience-day-one/"><u>Series Fiction</u></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-experience-day-one/"><u>Q&A with authors whohave sold more than 15 million books!</u></a></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-2014-experience-day-two/"><u>Marketing Your Book</u></a></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-2014-experience-day-two/"><u>Self-Publishing and
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-2014-experience-day-two/"><u>Book Marketing Tips from7-Figure Indie Warriors</u></a></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you David, your website is very
valuable!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-experience-day-one/">My London Book Fair 2014 Experience – Day One</a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Posted on April 11, 2014 by <a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-experience-day-one/">David Chuka </a></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was at the London Book Fair this week and I have to tell you
that it was a life changing experience. I was there last year and it
give me an insight into how the industry works. However, if I could
describe my experience this year in one word, it would be INSPIRED. A
major part of this was due to the Self-publishing superstars who
attended and not only gave their time by answering questions at
various seminars and workshops but were also available at their stand
to give away and sign free books, take pictures and answer more
questions. There was a camaraderie amongst these authors, who all
make quite juicy sums from their self-publishing business that I
think we all need to emulate.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These Indie self-publishers included Stephanie Bond, Bella Andre,
Lilliana Hart, Jacinda Wilder, Barbara Freethy and Hugh Howey. I
actually had a photo opp with Hugh with our arms across each other
like best buddies and then gues what? My phone's battery died.
Anyways, Hugh was so gracious to sign my journal and I’m hopeful
I’ll get that picture with him at some point in the future.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I attended most of the seminars and workshops with C.K. Omillin
who is a fellow author from Belgium in my Facebook Group and it was a
delight to share the experience with a friend. Ok, I hope you have
your favourite beverage in hand and are all cozied up as I’m about
to share the best bits from the London Book Fair 2014... </span></span><br />
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</span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-experience-day-one/">More of the Day One post here.</a></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-2014-experience-day-two/">My London Book Fair 2014 Experience – Day Two</a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Posted on April 11, 2014 by</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-2014-experience-day-two/">David Chuka</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hope you liked my post on my first day at the London Book Fair 2014. If you haven’t read it, then click <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-experience-day-one/"><span style="color: red;"><b>First Day at the London Book Fair 2014</b></span></a> </span>to read all about it.</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><u>Marketing Your Book</u></b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Day Two began with a workshop that had about 8 people sat round a
table with a moderator. The topic of the workshop was selling and
marketing your book internationally. While the workshop didn’t
address the international aspect of marketing your book, there was
still a lot of good stuff to take home.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some of the words of wisdom shared included making sure your book
cover sizzles. Don’t check your book sales every day, instead use
that time to find bloggers who can promote your book. Everyone at the
table was encouraged to share what was working for them.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With regard to social media, I learned we have to tweet about hot
topics that are in the social consciousness. He gave the example
about football and how you can win new followers by talking
about a recent game. To this end, if you follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidChuka">@davidchuka</a>
you’ll see me begin to share more about my football team and the
challenges of parenting.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The moderator said that Twitter works but you just have to be
committed to tweeting every day. At this juncture, I feel it’s
necessary to interject that our primary focus as writers is to write
so if you’ve not fulfilled your main calling, then don’t sweat
the small stuff i.e. social media.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To improve your brand name across social media, make sure you’re
using the same username/tag across your profiles. I think you’ll
agree that I have a consistent brand name across my profiles apart
from Pinterest.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Blog </b>– <a href="http://www.davidchuka.com/">http://www.davidchuka.com</a></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Facebook</b> –
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Author.David.Chuka">https://www.facebook.com/Author.David.Chuka</a></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitter</b> – <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidChuka">@davidchuka</a></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>YouTube</b> –
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKbSJqQe5FQaJHvj-n5R4Gw">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKbSJqQe5FQaJHvj-n5R4Gw</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Pinterest</b> –
<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/boldtrends/">http://www.pinterest.com/boldtrends/</a></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We were encouraged to try paid PR as they can get you into newspapers and also help with press releases.<a href="http://davidchuka.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lilliana-Hart-and-David-Chuka.jpg"></a>
Make sure to haggle on price if you want to go this route as there are
always deals to be struck. Ideally before the deadline for advert
submissions as they have last minute deals. I’ve never used this method
before and would be interested to know if you’ve had any success with
it.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cross promoting helps so try to get to know other authors in your
genre. I have to say that I have personally found Facebook groups and
Twitter plus GoodReads to be a great place to find fellow authors in my
niche. A great man once said that iron sharpens iron and when it comes
to getting into an alliance of like-minded authors, the power that we
can give each other is huge...</span></span><br />
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</span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davidchuka.com/my-london-book-fair-2014-experience-day-two/">More of the Day Two post here.</a></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267021773055376401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182287935024311703.post-50944039157429886752014-03-30T17:52:00.002-07:002014-09-22T18:26:57.585-07:00Ebook Industry Changes and Distributing in New Zealand<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hi
and welcome to our Self-Publishing blog. If this is your first
time to our blog please take some time to check out our various
links and posts on how you can self-publish from New Zealand. </span>
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<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">These
last few weeks have been very busy for us here at Findlay Books –
actually, just at home in general. We are moving house! So if you
don't hear from us for the next little while, then you'll know we forgot to get
out internet transitioned in time and we are still trying to get
connected...</span></div>
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<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I
though I'd do something a little different this week. We have had loads of changes in the children's ebook industry over the last few
years and I wanted to let you all know of the changes that have taken
place with self-publishing kids picture books. </span>
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<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Don't
worry, it isn't all doom and gloom! <b><i>We've also added a few tips to
self-publishing here in NZ and a few lists that will help you get to
where you need to go. </i></b></span>
</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
might point out here that self-publishing in NZ is still an exciting
time with many changes happening that favour self-publishers. Just
this last week Storylines have </span>announced their Storylines 2014
Notable Books List and there a few familiar names on the list!
Congrats to our fellow self/hybrid-publishers!!! </span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>OK,
so some things I've noticed from self-publishing kids picture books
over the last 6mths. </b></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Amazon's
free promotions do not bring in any notable boomerang sales any
longer.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Paying
for advertising on ebook promo sites for 'Amazon free promotions'
doesn't work any more either.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Paying
for a $0.99 promo does work a little, especially with the bigger
sites like Daily Kindle, Book Bub and Pixel of Ink, but it is now
much MUCH harder to get your book onto their lists due to everyone
else doing it too and it costs upwards of $120.00USD.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Selling
on other platforms like Kobo, NookBook etc, still doesn't bring
anywhere near the sales that Amazon brings in.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Staying
with Amazon's Kindle Select Programme is still better than not - they
seem to penalise those who aren't in the programme.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Releasing
a book a month is still one of the best ways to get noticed as your
book has a chance at hitting the 'released this month' list.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*The
Kindle Countdown Deal were useless for large file books as you still
have to pay delivery costs - I made absolutely no money on this promo
tool over Christmas.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Amazon's
Matchbook is only worth it if you sell heaps of paperbacks - but
children's print books doesn't really seem to sell many print
versions.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Prices
of books determine sales in a major way. Picture books over the 99
mark don't seem to sell much now, unless it is part of a compilation
but even then it doesn't seem to work much over 99cents. You used to
be able to ride the pricing trends but with so many more books set at
.99cents it is best to sit at .99cents now.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Blog
hops and author interactions doesn't really bring any more sales at
all now - everyone is doing it and readers don't read these blogs -
authors do.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Facebook
ads and Google word ads doesn't make sales - just awareness and
'likes'.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Self-publishing
children's books costs loads in illustrations and
advertising/promotions, more than actually publishing the book.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Not
many authors are making their money back from picture books, but they
are still trying, but unfortunately the quality of kids picture books
is dropping still and the market is flooded, which is causing
trad-published books to look far superior and they sell more and get
better rankings because of this. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*I
know in New Zealand the self-publisher is getting a better reputation
as they keep working on the quality of books here, which is a
necessity when there are less and less publishing firms to turn to.</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>So
what is working now for self-publishers in NZ?</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Getting
your ebook into Wheelers ePlatform is a great way to get your book
into library ebook databases. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Print
books seems to be the way to go at the moment but it is more work and
possibly more up-front costs, but it seems to pay off better than
ebooks at the moment.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Getting
your print book onto Neilsen's Database is a great way to get your
book into libraries. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*Print-on-demand
via Lightning Source for cheaper delivery costs – they get printed
in Aussie and cost way less in postage than CreateSpace.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*For
quality PoD use Lightning Source over CreateSpace.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">*CreateSpace
distribute to Book Depository in the UK now – free worldwide
delivery – great for one off prints.<br />*Distribution in NZ is
difficult if you don't have a contact at a distribution firm. You
will need to approach all the indie book stores yourself – list
provided – and go into your local kindy's and schools etc. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*There
is a lot of leg work needed to get your book into schools and kindy's
and doing school visits is a great way to start. If you have a great
product, a good reputation and a fantastic school presentation, you
could charge for your time as well as send the school your order form
before your visit.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*There
are a few book festivals that would be great to get into, but most of
these do not want you selling your book at the table you are
promoting from. I do hope this changes in the future to help us
self-publishers make money.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>List
of Indie Bookstores in NZ:</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Booksellers
has a whole list of indie book stores in NZ that you can find postal
address and email addresses for. Their site is great for learning
more about the industry in NZ, found here: </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://booksellers.co.nz/independent-stores">http://booksellers.co.nz/independent-stores</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>List
of Printers other self-publishers have used in NZ:</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is the list on New Zealand Society of Authors website for printers
who specialise in book printing. Make sure you get at least four
quotes for books and princes for 50, 100, 500 and 1000 units. Found
here: <a href="http://www.authors.org.nz/wa.asp?idWebPage=37983&idDetails=215">http://www.authors.org.nz/wa.asp?idWebPage=37983&idDetails=215</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Two
lists of Illustrators here in NZ:</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">These
are a couple of lists of NZ illustrators. These are professional
illustrators and artists. They will charge at professional prices.
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sandra
Morris Illustration Agency (NZ)
<a href="http://www.illustration.co.nz/index.html">http://www.illustration.co.nz/index.html</a><br />FBI
Illustrators (Fabulous Bureau of Illustrator)
<a href="http://www.illustrators.co.nz/">http://www.illustrators.co.nz/</a>
</span></span></span>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>List
of Editors here in NZ: </b></span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is the list on New Zealand Society of Authors website for Manuscript
Assessors and Editors, found here:
<a href="http://www.authors.org.nz/wa.asp?idWebPage=37983&idDetails=166">http://www.authors.org.nz/wa.asp?idWebPage=37983&idDetails=166</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hope
these help. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Have
a fantastic week!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">~
Joy Findlay </span></span></span>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267021773055376401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182287935024311703.post-56676314038556060602014-03-16T18:30:00.002-07:002014-03-16T18:30:39.985-07:00Weekly Links March 17th.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This last week I've been editing my
latest novel and connecting with others online about their own
novels. I'd really love to say that writing come completely naturally
to me but as any writer knows, it takes practice, time, reading
a-plenty, and a creative flare to start - and complete - a writing
project. Being addicted to game apps on my tablet doesn't help
either....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-hTpW2V0Vmp_cMywWNKrQziGAZr4JMR0TydjDVv9RgT4gSTeU4yXGQCA9n7BJWC76gVpq56Nu28OClx_yemtVpJ8XhR0xCWyFT82hGigXTKP__H8TzVgPFjuKCMGhnobuScEfUZEmzs/s1600/rz6.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-hTpW2V0Vmp_cMywWNKrQziGAZr4JMR0TydjDVv9RgT4gSTeU4yXGQCA9n7BJWC76gVpq56Nu28OClx_yemtVpJ8XhR0xCWyFT82hGigXTKP__H8TzVgPFjuKCMGhnobuScEfUZEmzs/s1600/rz6.png" /></a>So my favourite website that I constantly use when writing
is RhymeZone. Hope it helps you out with your rhyming and thesaurus
needs!
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I came across a post by Publishing Weekly on the children's book's market changes. They checked out a whole load of research that Neilsons Market Research did and what that means for children's book sales over the next year. An interesting read.<a href="http://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/61167-children-s-books-a-shifting-market.html"> </a></span></span></div>
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<span aiotitle="Steven Zacharius" class="name fn">Steven Zacharius </span>did a piece for <span class="name fn"></span>Huff Post Books about the long gone book store. He found it really interesting that his grand daughter had never been into a small independent book store. What are you thoughts? Are book stores a dying breed? <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-zacharius/grandpa-whats-a-bookstore_b_4891553.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000028">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-zacharius/grandpa-whats-a-bookstore_b_4891553.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000028</a></span></span></div>
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Wahooo! What a successful week we've had here at Findlay Books. No I didn't win any amazing giveaways, no I didn't sell a million books, and no I haven't won any glorified contests... I have finished my first chapter book! Haha, I know, I know - amazing right?!<br />
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See what you don't get is that I have <i>begun </i>quite a few novels, and have a bunch of them in plot structure form - completely complete, just not actually written, or finished for that matter. So today I can finally announce that I am indeed an author, if you don't count the gorgeous kids books that I've written for two years running... or the romance I wrote as a tween, or the poetry I wrote in English classes as a child...<br />
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An author aye?! How about that! Feels good to have finally finished something. I might have to point out here that the book I wrote was structured by someone else, is only 29 A4 pages long and about 10,000 word, but I did it! I finally wrote the first in a series of kids chapter books that are fairy tales re-told as steampunk tales. Oh I am so excited, I can't wait to write the rest!<br />
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So what next? Apart from writing another plot outline for Snow White and Beauty and the Beast, I now have to get quotes from editors, find an illustrator or at least a cover artist, forward it to my beta readers then get the whole thing complete. Hopefully we can get this baby off the ground, ebook published and in print by the end of April.<br />
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By the way, we've had to cancel the Writing and Illustrating for Children Workshop. Sorry for the inconvience this may cause. If you have any questions, please let us know.<br />
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It has been a great week! Thanks for reading.<br />
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This week has been very, VERY busy. My other day job - no not the Mama day job - was super busy this last week and we had a lovely wedding on Friday - the day before our first workshop for the year. I really do need to plan my workshop weeks much better than I currently do!<br />
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Self-Publishing Workshop - what a blast! We had a smaller workshop this time with only 12 people attending, but I am super grateful for that because last November we taught 59 people and that was just too many people to teach all at once!<br />
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There were people from all over the city at the workshop - and two ladies came all the way from Kaitaia of all places - what a mission! Well done ladies for the huge commitment!<br />
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This week I am taking things easy - and, althrough I've run out of Findlay Books business days, I do plan on writing a few more chapters of my next middle grade book. In between school pick-ups, homework, sick kids, and cooking meals, that should be a sinch... yeah right!<br />
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PS: Found these in a bookshop recently - what a crack up!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267021773055376401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182287935024311703.post-34920400902433561232014-03-02T17:15:00.000-08:002014-03-02T17:26:31.719-08:00Weekly Links March 3rd.<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey, welcome to our first ever weekly links - the post all about the interesting posts from other pages that I've come across that have a lot to do with self-publishing, ebooks and publishing in general or just something that I thought was funny and needed to share with you all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Publishers Weekly have a great little overview on what every indie author needs to know about ebooks: <a href="http://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/61058-pw-select-february-2014-what-every-indie-author-needs-to-know-about-e-books.html">http://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/61058-pw-select-february-2014-what-every-indie-author-needs-to-know-about-e-books.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kids Writers have a great post on publishing terms for those who are totally new to the industry *hand-goes-up*. Ti<span style="font-size: small;">tled '</span><span style="font-size: small;">Publishing Terms All Writers and Self-Publishers Should Know', it is a great resource. You can find this - and more - on their website here: <a href="http://www.kidswriters.com/2014/02/11/publishing-terms-all-writers-and-self-publishers-should-know/">http://www.kidswriters.com/2014/02/11/publishing-terms-all-writers-and-self-publishers-should-know/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lift Education has taken over Learning Media's contracts in NZ and are now running the School Journal and all the other early reading materials for education. They have submission guidelines available for already published authors and an annual new writers competition where the winner is automatically published, but the may also publish other works by entrants of the competion and will pay competitive rates for your work. Worth reading more here: <a href="http://www.lifteducation.com/our-work/information-for-writers/">http://www.lifteducation.com/our-work/information-for-writers/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've been learning about writing for middle grade at the moment - that is the intermediate school age group for us Kiwi's - and I've enjoyed this article by The Working Writer's Club. This is actually a one month workshop that they offer to teach you the how-to, but I found the information in each session a great guideline for the structure of writing short chapter books for kids. Check it out here: <a href="http://www.workingwritersclub.com/how-to-write-a-middle-grade-novel-in-one-month-presented-by-nancy-i-sanders/">http://www.workingwritersclub.com/how-to-write-a-middle-grade-novel-in-one-month-presented-by-nancy-i-sanders/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sue Copsey has her book 'The Ghosts of Young Nick's Head' is going free on Smashwords using this code [ RW100 ] at the checkout, and she is asking that if you download her ebook that you please give it a review. You can find out more about Sue and her book here on: <a href="http://www.suecopsey.com/www.suecopsey.com/Home.html">www.suecopsey.com/www.suecopsey.com/Home.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And lastly, Dr Seuss had his birthday yesterday - or today if you live north of nowhere - and Huffington Post did a post on</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 'Here's What Dr. Seuss Can Teach Every Adult About Life' - worth a read: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/02/dr-seuss-birthday_n_4869045.html?utm_hp_ref=tw">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/02/dr-seuss-birthday_n_4869045.html?utm_hp_ref=tw</a></span></span></span><br />
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Now that I am NOT working full time on my book business I finally get how it takes so much time to get anything done while trying to self-publish, raise a family, keep the man of my dreams happy, work part-time, manage the house, shopping, cooking and keep the laundry from overtaking the universe.<br />
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Self-publishing is hard work. Working with illustrators who also work full time elsewhere is hard work. Finding time to write each chapter for a kidlit book for tweenagers is hard work. Keeping the networking going with other self-publishers is hard work. Marketing my kids ebooks on Amazon and promoting workshops is hard work. Keeping my son's uniform clean, this is REALLY hard work.<br />
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I have learned that for me, schedules, priorities and caramel lattes go a long way to getting stuff done. Take this last week for example. I've been working selling product at a conference, working with Zac's teacher on his behaviour problems at school (nailed that issue), talking to Kiara about decisions to behave like a princess not a walrus (long story), dreaming and planning about a new product line and I have had a million late nights in a row, each there on purpose. I've been stressing about how I was going to fit in workshop preparation for this weekend, especially when I am accountable to every person who has registered and paid for that workshop to take place. I chose last week to plan the week well. I chose last week to take Thursday and Friday off work (in lieu of conference hours) so I could finalise details for the workshop and be totally prepared. I also chose to remove fear and anxiety about the workshop far from me.<br />
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<b><i>I am master of my own actions and reactions. I am master of my own schedule and priorities. I am master of my own business and how I am accountable to responsibilities and people in my care. Kinda liberating really. Every mistake that is made - and every victory won - is a direct result of how I master myself - not anyone else. Do you get that? </i></b><br />
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If you want to self-publish your book or story, if you want to make your dreams come true, you and you alone are responsible for that taking place. You are the one who makes time each day/evening to write your manuscript. You are the one who makes time to create illustrations. You are the one who learns about what it means to be a self-publisher. You are the one who learns about your new 'trade'.<br />
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You are master of your own actions and reactions. When I was learning about <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/tax-tax-and-more-tax-legal-and.html">withholding tax</a> and the need to reduce the amount I was paying - 30% is ridiculous especially when you can change that to 5% - I did all I could to learn how to take advantage of the double tax agreement that NZ has with the states. I learned that I could get a US tax number called an 'Employee Identification Number' or an EIN as we all call it (<a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/tax-tax-and-more-tax-legal-and.html">Click here for our post on this</a>). Once I had this number I then needed to give that to Amazon and they would reduce my withholding tax amount for me.<br />
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It took me over a year to get my EIN number because I was scared of a little old international phone call. One phone call could have saved me $4300 NZD over my first year. That is right - over $4k! I chose to let fear of one international phone call rob me of over $4k. I chose that, that was my mistake not someone elses.<br />
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I am also responsible for the amazing journey this self-publishing adventure has taken me on. If you would like to hear more about my self-publishing journey or on how to get into self-publishing, please email us at fiindlaybooks@gmail.com<br />
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All the best for your self-publishing dreams this week. May you master every aspect of your journey with exciting results!<br />
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~ Joy Findlay<br />
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PS: There are still places available at our workshop this Saturday 1 March. <br />
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does it cost?</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Great question – but not an easy one to answer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br />Firstly, it totally depends on what you are self-publishing and
where you are self-publishing. If you are publishing a short story or
a book of poetry where you can do your own professional editing (not
recommended) and design your own professional book cover (again, not
recommended), and you create your own website and do your own online
marketing, then it wont cost you anything at all. Na-da, ziltch,
zip... until you realise that the quality of work you put out
determines the number of sales you make.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">That is right –
quality does equal profit. Sales equal reviews equals sales... it is
a merry-go-round of marketing that you have to become an expert in if
you want to make it big in the arena of self-publishing. But it can
be done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br />Getting your book created and published is just half of
the journey. The other half – and honestly the other half of the
cost – is the post publishing marketing and promotions. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>So what are the
costs for each step of self-publishing your book?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please keep in mind that I am not a publishing/literary professional and these prices are ball park figures that you can research for yourselves. It is as easy as checking out all the professional services found on my <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/p/links.html">links</a> page for quotes and advice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Writing your
manuscript</b> = Free if you do it yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Editing your script</b> =
anywhere between $20 and $35 an hour or about $150/10,000 words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Beta Readers </b>= Free to
$50 an hour (You really should have Beta Readers as part of your
editing package).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Cover art </b>= Between
$80 </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">(for stock pre-made
cover)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> and $</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">30</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">0
per cover.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Illustrations</b> =
Between $25 - $120 an illustration or $500 - $3000 per picture book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Publishing services</b>
(where omeone else publishes your book for you but they are not
traditional publishers) = $1500 - $5000 but this totally depends on
what you would like to include in the package and is for those who do
not want to manage their own formatting/artwork/editing/publishing
etc. You need to be very careful who you use as there are many sharks
out there who will charge you the earth for something you can easily
manage yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Digital Formatting
Services</b> (turn your script into an ebook) = Between $70 - $500 for
novel length or between $65 - $250 for fixed format picture books. (<a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/p/digital-format-services.html">Findlay Books offer this service for great prices!</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Publishing online as
an ebook</b> = between free and $240, depending who you publish through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Publishing
Print-on-Demand</b> = between free and $120 for just the <b>SET UP FEE</b>.
Printing-on-demand depends upon number of pages in your book and if
you print in black & white or full colour (<a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/vanity-publishing-publishing-on-demand.html">more infomation about PoD here</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Printing locally</b> =
depends on number of pages and if printing in colour. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Printing in China</b> =
again, depends on number of pages but also you need to consider GST
tax and customs fees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>ISBN numbers</b> = Free
for NZ ISBN, Free on CreateSpace, Draft2Digital or Smashwords, or you
can pay for 'universal' ISBN for $120.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Barcode</b> = Between free
and $30 depending where you get it generated off your ISBN.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Social Networking
sites</b> = free</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Websites
packages/eCommerce sites = between free to $200 minimum<br /><b>Website
design</b> = between free to $10,000 plus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Website domain names</b> =
between $12 to $25 per year depending on where the domain is
registered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Business cards </b>=
between $10 for 250 to $300 for 1000.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Tax services </b>= between $90 and $500 a year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If you want to get
into self-publishing your book you really do have to consider ALL the
costs involved. I have not included the costs of ghost writing,
enhanced ebook formatting, book videos, personal distribution, book
app creation, marketing PAs, book fairs or writers conferences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What you put into your
book will not always amount to what profit you expect to make off the
sales of your book. It can be a long and disappointing road so please
get educated about the upfront and ongoing costs of publishing before
you start. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">But for those of you
who think you have a fantastic product in the more popular genres ie:
romance, mystery/thriller/suspense and science fiction/fantasy –
writing a series of books frequently is a great way to go about
making some real money online. Some of the top self-published authors on Amazon are publishing a book a month, pricing it at $3.99, selling thousands and making millions... it can be done!</span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If you need directions
on where to find editors, illustrators, cover artists, please visit
my <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/p/links.html">links page on this blog</a>. It has a selection of websites that you
can peruse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Happy self-publishing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">~ Joy Findlay</span></div>
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Author of a million <a href="http://amzn.to/MuyHLO">kids ebook</a>, or close to it...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've
had a busy few weeks again. Kids started school a few weeks back then
I started interning at our local church. Once the kids started back
at school, I thought I'd have plenty of time to focus on ebooks and
marketing stuff, workshops and working with illustrators, but instead
I have gone from five days a week down to two days a week so, yeah,
very busy!</span></span></div>
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though I've become increasingly busy, I've read a few new books. This
is vitally important to me as a writer, to keep working on my skill.
Some books made me laugh, some made me cry - like literally cry - but
it was so good reading and feeling so overwhelmed with the
characters' situations in the book that it lead me to tears! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last
week I went to lunch with other NZ Self-Publishers - yes there are
more out there than you'd think and more coming out of the wood work
weekly. It was so lovely putting faces to names and bodies to profile
faces - hahaha, well you know what I mean.</span></span></div>
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most popular posts on this site at the moment have been - <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/11/sideloading-your-mobi-files-onto-your.html">Sideloading
ebooks</a>, <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/tax-tax-and-more-tax-legal-and.html">Tax
tax and more tax</a>, and <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/publishing-your-book-online-step-by.html">Publishing
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the moment I am writing a new series. I am moving from picture books
to Kidlit books - mainly so I can get these stories off my heart and
so I don't have to pay for an illustrator any more. It is a whole new
ball-game, that's for sure. I have to work out a whole new audience,
a new vocab, a new manuscript length, and the marketing - don't even
get me started there. I'm not even sure where to start really, so it
feels like I'm starting over on a whole new self-publshing adventure.
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many will be complete! Yay!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Its
been a good week here at Findlay Books. I'm still trying to update
our website and will probably still be doing so next month as well.
I'm rebuilding it on a website platform that is easy to navigate and
update without having a Web master - aka Mr Findlay Books - to do it
for me. But it isn't as easy as I thought it would be. I have to
think about eCommerce capabilities, newsletter sign ups, workshop
registration forms, and link for all my images. It really has been
fun learning about it all - kinda like when we started in Ebook
publishing nearly two years ago!</span></span></div>
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you again for all your support. <br />Please note that our first
Self-Publishing Workshop is on March 1st. If you are still interest,
please let us know and we'll send you a registration form.</span></span></div>
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Last week of holidays - am looking forward to uninterrupted working hours... I might actually finish those two kidlit scripts that I've working on for a few months now.<br />
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We have registrations rolling in for the <a href="http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/p/blog-page_18.html">Self-Publishing Workshop</a> March 1st. If you are interested in learning what it takes to get your book ideas published as ebooks and print-on-demand books then this is a fantastic workshop for you.<br />
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Last week was Star Wars week in our home - hence the Lego R2D2 pic
above. The Auckland City Libraries have quite a few Star Wars early
readers which Zac has loved reading. We then sat down to watch all 6
episodes of the franchise and although it took three days, we managed to
get through them all - mostly - I skipped the latter part of episode three due to the violence.
Safe to say that R2D2 whistles and 'wookie' sounds will made in our house for a
while. Bevan has even changed his cell phone to an R2D2 whistle!<br />
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We have another workshop coming up April 5th in Auckland on Writing and Illustrating for Children. We can now confirm that children's author Sharon Holt and her talented illustrator Deborah Hinde are presenting at this four hour workshop and we are really excited about working with them both. As a NZ children's self-publisher, Sharon has a wealth of knowledge and experience for anyone who is interested in learning about publishing for kids.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Where:</b> Liberty Church, 96 Lansford Cres, Avondale, Auckland, NZ</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Cost:</b> $70.00 for seven hour workshop, $10 for printed workshop manual</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Who:</b> with Joy and Bevan Findlay, self-publishing team of Findlay Books</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>What: </b>10 Topics that every new Self-Publisher needs to learn:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>How: </b>email your interest to <a href="mailto:findlaybooks@gmail.com">findlaybooks@gmail.com</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We
will also look at why you are self-publishing and which pathway is best
for you and your book, and we'll discuss distributing in New Zealand.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bookings are essential as there are only limited spaces. Get in touch with us by emailing us at <a href="mailto:findlaybooks@gmail.com">findlaybooks@gmail.com</a>.
As part of this workshop, you will receive our ebook 'Confessions of a
Kiwi Self-Publisher' for FREE! (Please note that we are selling o</span>ur
manual as a print book for $10.)</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267021773055376401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182287935024311703.post-32325408676067866222014-01-08T14:53:00.001-08:002014-01-08T18:51:31.954-08:00Book Cover ArtistsBook Cover Artists - A list of businesses that create covers for your books.<br />
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