Ok, so I got in a big hurry and just wanted to see my book in print. So I paid someone about $400 to print my book. I did the cover art from a picture I took, and I did the editing along with a friend. Yay, my book was published! I sold exactly 10 books. Five were purchased by the same person. I knew all of them. The company gave me lots of opportunities to market my book. But at a premium. I couldn’t afford it. I put my book in the Amazon Kindle store free of charge. Even though the price is less, the royalty percentage is larger. I’ve sold about six on Kindle to people I don’t know. Did I mention it was FREE? LOL
I was planning on publishing the second book electronically only. There’s no monetary investment to put it on Kindle. Then I started reading about Writer’s Relief. I had applied for a job as proofreader with them awhile back, but apparently I wasn’t perfect enough for that. But now I’ve subscribed to their newsletter and their Facebook page. This looks like a company that really could help. For $100 they will give you 25 agents in your genre to which to submit your work. And they have a BUNCH of free articles on their website that are very helpful. When I finish my book, I may just give them a shot. They also have other services that are more expensive. You can pick your level depending on what you need.
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