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Post by X factor on Aug 24, 2020 1:48:27 GMT -5
Well one publisher says they looked at my stuff and can definitely turn 'it' into a book.
Not sure how to feel about that.
I mean I know they mean well, and this is the shot I've wanted, but I don't have 1000's and 1000's to just pay them right now, and then not get a return on profits or sales.
Sure I'd have a book published, but then would be broke as hell, lol...or actually col = cry out loud, is more like what I'd be doing.
I'll contact them maybe tomorrow, and see.
But I'm sure they'll tell me anything I want to hear, as long as I send them the check.
And if you want it really done right, it could cost as much as $5 gran for editors, proof reading, this and that.
I don't know, we'll see...I have the content, that's for sure....we'll see.
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Post by X factor on Aug 25, 2020 16:21:34 GMT -5
If you're good, people should pay you for your talent, you shouldn't have to pay them to promote you
If you're good, why should you have to pay a company to help you?
Something twisted and upside down about that.
I mean actors in Hollywood don't pay, to be in a movie, athletes in the NFL don't pay the league, in order to play in league.
Beware of companies that want you to 'pay them' in order to make you feel good, but then at end of day, you're still broke.
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Post by X factor on Aug 31, 2020 13:22:21 GMT -5
This is why you really don't need to pay a 3rd party to publish a book for you, particularly a ebook www.practicalecommerce.com/25-Tools-to-Publish-an-eBook All the tools for self publishing you need right here, or in at www.practicalecommerce.com/Spelling tools, conversion tools, and can even sell your book, when done, right to Barnes and Nobles, they have their own ebook insight 'club'...or something like that. Bottom line, you can do it yourself instead of paying a publishing company 1000's of dollars. Instead I'd take those 1000's of dollars and by membership to a self publishing service or something.
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Post by X factor on Aug 31, 2020 13:27:00 GMT -5
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Post by X factor on Sept 1, 2020 13:07:40 GMT -5
epub conversion service www.isbnservices.com/ I mean who else does this for you, the reader? Who else gives you instructions for free, as I learn, so will you, who else, is that kind in todays writing world? Hardly no one, instead people are sharks and highly competitive. All that aside, the above company will convert your PDF files (no, I'm not smart, I don't even know what PDF means..lol) and other file conversions to for epub publication, meaning ready for a ebook. These are things, steps, I wanted to know for years, but never got a simple answer, or led to those 'click bait' sites. I don't care that this may only get 1-5 views, so what, if nothing else it's a quick reference for myself later on down the road. I will definitely use their service though, for sure.
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Post by X factor on Sept 1, 2020 13:11:19 GMT -5
Well one publisher says they looked at my stuff and can definitely turn 'it' into a book. Not sure how to feel about that. I mean I know they mean well, and this is the shot I've wanted, but I don't have 1000's and 1000's to just pay them right now, and then not get a return on profits or sales. Sure I'd have a book published, but then would be broke as hell, lol...or actually col = cry out loud, is more like what I'd be doing. I'll contact them maybe tomorrow, and see. But I'm sure they'll tell me anything I want to hear, as long as I send them the check. And if you want it really done right, it could cost as much as $5 gran for editors, proof reading, this and that. I don't know, we'll see...I have the content, that's for sure....we'll see. Screw this type of service, they're so not needed, they'll take 2-5000 gran from you, create cover art, ect, and you'll have a book, after paying them 3 gran. Stop right there, or you can keep that 3 gran and do it yourself, you can do everything they claim to do for a fee, for free. Heck there's even grammar correcting programs, and sentence structure programs ect. You can do it yourself, and feel better about it, and learn as you go. This is stuff you have to eventually learn if expect to get better at it, and nothing teaches you or self than diving in and doing as much of it yourself. Lots more to follow. |
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Post by X factor on Sept 8, 2020 11:41:59 GMT -5
Wow, I ran add for publishing help, epub help, and getting some heavy hitters responding, kind of intimidating actually.
Once guy, from Berkley CA, must have me confused with a rich celebrity or something.
Even gave me numbers to 'references', some of them famous, I will totally respect those numbers and never share...but just saying, wow, I'm not that important, I just need help with book, that's all.
I guess a lot of people, even successful people, effected by coved, and so work at home stuff is becoming popular.
I'm not sure what to say to this older guy, who looks like typical college Professor or retired one.
I don't really need a writing coach, what I need is someone to take what I've written and help me or (do it themself and I'd pay) prep it for epub.
Or I could just do it myself through trial and error and save money.
I mean if it's not right, than I'm sure they'd just kick it back until I got it right.
Like not sure if you're suppose to double space or single space when writing on 'Word', formatting stuff like that is what I need to know, guess I could find out myself by online searches.
But hardly any pages led to get to the point anymore.
It's like yes or no, do I need to double space?
Oh well, a lot to think about.
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Post by X factor on Sept 8, 2020 11:58:04 GMT -5
But here's another very very important factor in what I'm facing that will determine if book, once published, even gets noticed
And that factor is 'connections'.
Up to this point I've always tried doing every thing alone, and that approach has yielded low, if any fiscal success.
Sure I have the talent at A,B, or C, but without powerful connections, or people helping you who know this person who knows that person, ect, it's hard to get ahead...that's just how it is.
Egos, I mean if some high up writing coach helps you, for their own ego, they're going to want you to succeed, and they'll do things, share the launch of your book with other people, circles they know, so that book gets noticed.
That's very important, and you'd think I'd know that by now.
It's the same in Hollywood, Business, or any venture, you have to know people, otherwise your talent, tremendous talent basically goes unnoticed.
But good help isn't cheap either, some charge as high as 85 an hour at minimum of 2 hours per week.
that's like rent money or car payment money.
But usually can knock it out in 2 months, so not like it's perminant.
The thing about college or a University is you learn all of this, and get stuff published as part of attending, and circulated as well.
But even then you're paying a price, as in tuition which could run 10-50 gran a year, so even then I guess you're still paying either way.
But ye, connections is so very important.
Cause I could write the best book ever, know no one, and book would not sale 1 copy, or write terrible book, have others push that book, and I could sell 10,000 copies times 2-9 dollars.
It's all kind of a gamble I suppose, you just don't know the outcome until you try.
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Post by X factor on Sept 8, 2020 12:21:14 GMT -5
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Post by X factor on Sept 8, 2020 12:48:24 GMT -5
Heck, there's even video tutorials now
Video tutorials now for various stages of conversion, wow.
It's like being is school again, so much to digest, but will, have to, or pay another 1000's of dollars to do what could just do myself, even though may take more time.
I need to take that add down, I no longer need paid help to convert.
Another thing I notice though, and that is most of these videos created by 'Indians', or 'Asians', I mean seems those most into education now aren't Western Ivy League white types, most or use to turning to for instructions, but now it's 'Asians' who are doing all the teaching.
Americans are really falling behind.
Doesn't matter to me, I just want my book to sell once it's written, converted and then published.
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Post by X factor on Sept 8, 2020 15:43:36 GMT -5
Best to just learn book writing, publishing, yourself  Best to just learn all aspects of ebook publishing yourself, as I'm doing now, cause you can never seem to get people to tell you what you need to know, I mean like simple things like.. '10 pages on word document = how many pages on a e-book?'... Simple questions like that are no where to be found, instead people, web pages, gabble on forever about nothing! (yes a bit frustrated) So here's what I'm doing now. 1. Writing the dm book, first and foremost I need content, I have to fill the Word document pages up with content, for without content, all else is mute. Once I get the content on the pages, then, and only then, am I able to actually send either full book or rough copy to publishers, cause that's what they want to see, without content you have nothing, so first you need content...duh... Once I have content 2. I will prepare it for both e book publication and paper book publication, and eventually audio publication, yes audio for the blind or bed stricken, a sale is a sale. A completed e-book will simply be my draft for paper book, in that if publisher likes paper book, than we're good to go. I assume, from what learning thus far, that paper books are a lot larger in content, and I do have the content, but usually those who read e-books are doing so on a phone, and thus have limited storage, so e-books tend to be much shorter and to the point. You would never want to write a 1000 page novel on a e-book platform, OK. Anyways, back to work, I'm just glad the current day job I have gives me enough time off to work on this side venture, cause believe me you, I'm hoping this is my non labor ticket to something better, and I'm not greedy... $10,000 in sales, hell I'll take it, more or less, I'll take it, any income I can earn without digging a ditch, is a plus to me..
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Post by X factor on Sept 8, 2020 15:55:36 GMT -5
Punctuations, proper use of them and their meaningsgrammar.yourdictionary.com/punctuation/what/fourteen-punctuation-marks.html Writing on here is a lot different than writing a book, and many, do to social media writing, have totally forgot how to use punctuation, most of us just invent it now, since not being graded or paid. When all done and said with you will end up learning more on here, on how to publish a book, than you will on any other web page.
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Post by X factor on Sept 8, 2020 16:46:37 GMT -5
Best to just learn book writing, publishing, yourself Best to just learn all aspects of ebook publishing yourself, as I'm doing now, cause you can never seem to get people to tell you what you need to know, I mean like simple things like.. '10 pages on word document = how many pages on a e-book?'... Simple questions like that are no where to be found, instead people, web pages, gabble on forever about nothing! (yes a bit frustrated) So here's what I'm doing now. 1. Writing the dm book, first and foremost I need content, I have to fill the Word document pages up with content, for without content, all else is mute. Once I get the content on the pages, then, and only then, am I able to actually send either full book or rough copy to publishers, cause that's what they want to see, without content you have nothing, so first you need content...duh... Once I have content 2. I will prepare it for both e book publication and paper book publication, and eventually audio publication, yes audio for the blind or bed stricken, a sale is a sale. A completed e-book will simply be my draft for paper book, in that if publisher likes paper book, than we're good to go. I assume, from what learning thus far, that paper books are a lot larger in content, and I do have the content, but usually those who read e-books are doing so on a phone, and thus have limited storage, so e-books tend to be much shorter and to the point. You would never want to write a 1000 page novel on a e-book platform, OK. Anyways, back to work, I'm just glad the current day job I have gives me enough time off to work on this side venture, cause believe me you, I'm hoping this is my non labor ticket to something better, and I'm not greedy... $10,000 in sales, hell I'll take it, more or less, I'll take it, any income I can earn without digging a ditch, is a plus to me.. Some more answers about Page conversion, I guess e-books don't really have pages, but instead go by 'word count', average is 250 words equal a page in e-book.. They explain it better here... www.quora.com/How-many-pages-is-a-50-000-word-kindle-e-book Again though, main thing is to create content, or everything is is mute. |
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Post by X factor on Sept 11, 2020 12:49:10 GMT -5
One guy with a phD wants to 'skype', teleconference type of stuff.
That's a bit to aggressive for me, not sure if I'm down for that.
But they're a teacher or Professor type, so guess they're use to that type of stuff, me?, I'm off the grid type, not use to stuff like that.
Hmm.
Not sure how to handle this.
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Post by X factor on Sept 11, 2020 12:54:37 GMT -5
Continued from above.
But of all responders, they're the only one to give me their number and other contact info, and they're like truly accomplished, they know powerful people in the literary industry, playwrights and stuff, but I also know they're not the cheapest.
I don't need a 'writing coach', anyone who knows me knows that, I simply need someone who can take what I have written and turn it into a book.
I'd have to convince this guy that if they help me, they could receive part of profits.
Cause I just don't have hundreds of dollars to lob at another for stuff that's not going to help me.
But because I tend to be nice, some are able to talk me into stuff, and I'll do it just cause I feel sorry for them, but not because it helps me.
Decisions decisions.
(And yes, if you read this in the future, I was writing about my interaction with you, I write about everything)
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