Broadcast 7/23/2018 at 11:07 AM EDT (14 Listens, 6 Downloads, 2760 Itunes)
The Rob Kall Bottom Up Radio Show Podcast
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Steven Spatz CEO of BookBaby, a major indy or self-publishing company, former journalist and marketer for major corporations.
Bookbaby.com
Interview prep-notes
Please describe what bookbaby is.
You offer a conference. November 2-4, 2018
Why do people publish books?
25% of best-selling authors are now publishing independently.
65% of book sales are now on Amazon
Time frame to publish a book thats already edited: 2 weeks ebook, 3 weeks cover design, 4-6 weeks e-book and print on demand. Time for editing 7-10 days at average cost of $1500 depending on book length
It seems to me that self publishing is the bottom-up way to do book publishing.
Talk about how its bottom up versus top-down traditional publishing.
Author needs to establish their reading community.
Teaching authors how to become publishers
Most important things self-publishing authors need to learn and understand
Most common author misconceptions and misunderstandings?
What are the advantages of self-publishing over traditional publishing.
And what are some stats on self vs. traditional publishing
What are the essential things people must do to take a book that theyve written and get it published?
You say book baby is for some self-publishers and not for others.
Who is your ideal client and who is not? And whos your typical BookBaby author?
What are the core services self-publishing authors must buy?
What are the liabilities of self-publishing.
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