Apr
27
2009
Shaun Hill covered $10 e-books yesterday. Harper-Collins tried to justify this outlandishly high price by saying that the paper, binding and other physical costs of a single hardcover copy usually run out to about $2.
Shaun points out a few good reasons why $10 is well above an optimal price point. I’ll expand on these a bit.
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Apr
27
2009
I have a few misgivings about mailing lists, so let’s get those out of the way.
- I will only send you release information for my book about how to write superhero stories.
- I will send you at most three e-mails.
- I will not give or sell your e-mail address to anyone else.
Thanks for your time! Publishers will probably be more receptive if I have hundreds of readers waiting for release information. I appreciate your help and interest.
Apr
27
2009
Don’t wait to be given an opportunity. Make your own.
Apr
27
2009
Hello again! If you haven’t taken our survey yet, I would really appreciate if you gave us 5-10 minutes of your time. You can take it by clicking here or by clicking beneath the fold.
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Apr
27
2009
When you write a novel query, publishers may ask you to describe some similar, competing titles. Ideally you can come up with a few similar titles that were successful; that suggests that your title will be successful as well. If you’re pitching a superhero novel, here are a few titles that might be comparable to yours. NOTE: If you’re looking to get a short story with superheroes published, check out this list of publishers instead.
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