Can I really make money publishing my own book?
Absolutely. What is takes to make money is a good book and an effective plan. What are your goals? Who is your audience? What is your budget? How many should be printed? Who edits the book? Who designs the cover? How will it be marketed? What is the right price for the book? Classic Day/Peanut Butter Publishing can help you answer these questions and help you plan to meet your realistic goals.
Can you help me get my book in bookstores or sold on the web?
Yes we can, but there are many things you should know, such as all books sold to bookstores are returnable. There are a great number of misconceptions about book sales that an inexperienced author needs to understand. That is one of the reasons an established publisher like Classic Day/ Peanut Butter Publishing can be so valuable to your efforts.
Can you help me get my book on Oprah or other book clubs?
One of the things that we stress to less experienced authors is that they have realistic and attainable goals. Even if you were able to get a book on Oprah (which would be quite unrealistic) you would need to publish thousands and thousands of copies before it would be allowed to be promoted. Few people are ready to bear that type of risk.
Are there other advantages to self-publishing?
Several. Let's talk about "speed", "control", and "economic potential."
- SPEED: in the rare instances that you might get a manuscript published by a traditional publishing house, authors may wait for up to a year or more to see their work published. Classis Day/Peanut Butter Publishing can take a project from start to finish in a fraction of the time.
- CONTROL: once a traditional publishing house buys a manuscript, the author will generally lose control over just about everything from the design, to the number of copies printed, to the marketing. It is quite possible for the content itself to be changed in a material fashion to fit into the publisher's idea of what market it might reach.
- ECONOMIC POTENTIAL: Typically publishing royalties are six to 15 percent of the retail selling price. When you publish through Classis Day/Peanut Butter Publishing, you pay for the services you use up front and then receive 100% of the revenue generated by the books. If you have a solid plan in place, your income potential can be much greater than with a traditional publisher.
