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Username: Emanuel
Post Number: 384
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 01:34 pm: | 
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I'm seeking opinions and professional expertise for an article. Can you please share your opinions of the strategy of trying to get a book deal by first self-publishing, selling 5000 or so books, and then seeking a traditional deal? I know there are many success stories about this strategy in the news. However, we rarely hear about the folks who don't sell many self-published books and what their next steps are. Is this strategy smarter than seeking a literary agent or tradional publisher from the start and settling for nothing less? Is it more difficult for someone who may have self-published, say, ten books and sold less than a thousand of each to get a traditional deal?
Please post your opinions here but also shoot me an e-mail at emanuelcarpenter@yahoo.com and include your real name if it's okay to quote you for the article.
Thanks,
Emanuel Carpenter |
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