tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post2447772267405256262..comments2023-10-08T05:59:35.021-05:00Comments on Organized Chaos: In Which I Get Brutally Honest and Try to Explain Formatting and Why It's Not Always Up to MeKelly Meding/Kelly Meadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058232720272908627noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-2361745945635545632013-11-06T19:47:28.665-05:002013-11-06T19:47:28.665-05:00I don't care what format your books come in as...I don't care what format your books come in as long as they keep coming!! Jennifer @ The Book Nymphohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159581931430648136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-19459898657292771622013-11-06T16:24:26.132-05:002013-11-06T16:24:26.132-05:00Good for you for sticking with your characters. Ab...Good for you for sticking with your characters. About formatting, I'd suggest only sticking money in an Epub version. It's very easy to make a clean HTML file to upload to Amazon. As for CreateSpace, their templates are actually really easy to use. The trick is to paste your clean file onto their formatted template file and presto - a file you can easily tweak that meets their standards. Stick to investing in your cover art to be at the same standard as your previous books in the series. As a self-publisher for 4 years, I can assure you that it's only as expensive as you want to make it. Good luck!Carla Kraenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-1777378976652221442013-11-06T09:36:11.679-05:002013-11-06T09:36:11.679-05:00Great post, Kelly. Thank you for letting us see th...Great post, Kelly. Thank you for letting us see the decisions and tradeoffs to keep your characters alive and get your stories to readers. It's a tough business and getting tougher. <br /><br />Kell Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089691866850131698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-50248562823215490262013-11-05T22:48:15.238-05:002013-11-05T22:48:15.238-05:00Kelly
This is completely negotiable, Your agent ...Kelly<br /><br />This is completely negotiable, Your agent should be able to help, but many publishers assume authors prefer hardcover exclusives because of the higher royalty rate. <br /><br />Ask, via your agent. Report/copy the requests from readers. Moving from hardcover or trade paperback to mass market is likely the easiest shift for a publisher to make. <br /><br />So ask. Lisa Spangenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916288400544629723noreply@blogger.com