To self-publish or not to self-publish

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To self-publish or not to self-publish
To self-publish or not to self-publish is a question each writer must answer for herself. Here's some links from my LI NANO group; I dug up most of it so I feel I can share the info freely. We discussed someone, an acquaintance of our fearless leader, who self-published using the ISBN option and then went to bookstores all over Long Island & convinced them to stock his book. He eventially hit the magical 1000 threshold & got a wide-distribution contract from a publisher.


"The Six Sins of Self-Publishing"
Article on self publishing
http://www.brainwoofer.com/archives/2003_07_01_brainwoofer_archive.html

"Web Site that Publishes Books for Free" in Off-Topic NaNo forum
Great comparison of Lulu.com & CafePress.com on page 2
http://www.nanowrimo.org/viewtopic.php?t=8838

Measures of Success, What Publishing Your Book Really Means, By Duncan Murrell for Poets & Writers
EDIT: Got this from fshk's journal entry.
http://www.pw.org/mag/0401/murrell.htm

Cafe Press
What's your passion? (site tagline)
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/books.aspx

Publish America
We treat authors the old-fashioned way - we pay them. (site tagline)
http://publishamerica.com

LuLu
Welcome to Lulu, a marketplace for books, images, music and more.
http://www.lulu.com

Xlibris
Welcome to Xlibris, where writers become authors (site tagline)
http://www.xlibris.com/

iUniverse EDIT:"...VERY NICE looking... Prices range from $459 to a tad over $800 depending on... services..." Read more.
Authors Have Control Over Their Success with iUniverse! (site tagline)
http://www.iuniverse.com

Publish and be damned
The pricing is in pounds sterling. The minimum order unit is 10 books. I don't want to know what the shipping would be if it's coming from the UK.
http://www.pabd.com

The Digital Millenium Copyright Act
1. PDF, full text.

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<Font size="+2">To self-publish or not to self-publish </font>
To self-publish or not to self-publish is a question each writer must answer for herself. Here's some links from my LI NANO group; I dug up most of it so I feel I can share the info freely. We discussed someone, an acquaintance of our fearless leader, who self-published using the ISBN option and then went to bookstores all over Long Island & convinced them to stock his book. He eventially hit the magical 1000 threshold & got a wide-distribution contract from a publisher.

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"The Six Sins of Self-Publishing"
Article on self publishing
<a href="http://www.brainwoofer.com/archives/2003_07_01_brainwoofer_archive.html">http://www.brainwoofer.com/archives/2003_07_01_brainwoofer_archive.html</a>

"Web Site that Publishes Books for Free" in Off-Topic NaNo forum
Great comparison of Lulu.com & CafePress.com on page 2
<a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/viewtopic.php?t=8838">http://www.nanowrimo.org/viewtopic.php?t=8838</a>

Measures of Success, <i>What Publishing Your Book Really Means</i>, By Duncan Murrell for <a href="http://www.pw.org/">Poets & Writers</a>
<font size="-2"><font color="red"><b>EDIT:</b> Got this from <user site="livejournal.com" user="fshk">'s <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/fshk/267919.html">journal entry</a>.</font></font>
<a href="http://www.pw.org/mag/0401/murrell.htm">http://www.pw.org/mag/0401/murrell.htm</a>
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<lj-cut text="Self-publish Sites">Cafe Press
What's your passion? (site tagline)
<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/books.aspx">http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/books.aspx</a>

Publish America
We treat authors the old-fashioned way - we pay them. (site tagline)
<a href="http://publishamerica.com">http://publishamerica.com</a>

LuLu
Welcome to Lulu, a marketplace for books, images, music and more.
<a href="http://www.lulu.com">http://www.lulu.com</a>

Xlibris
Welcome to Xlibris, where writers become authors (site tagline)
<a href="http://www.xlibris.com/">http://www.xlibris.com/</a>

iUniverse <font size="-2"><font color="red"><b>EDIT:</B>"...VERY NICE looking... Prices range from $459 to a tad over $800 depending on... services..." <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/shhbabe/23003.html?thread=26331#t26331">Read more.</a></font></font>
Authors Have Control Over Their Success with iUniverse! (site tagline)
<a href="http://www.iuniverse.com">http://www.iuniverse.com</a>

Publish and be damned
The pricing is in pounds sterling. The minimum order unit is 10 books. I don't want to know what the shipping would be if it's coming from the UK.
<a href="http://www.pabd.com">http://www.pabd.com</a>
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<lj-cut text="The Digital Millenium Copyright Act">The Digital Millenium Copyright Act
1. PDF, full text.
<a href"http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf">http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf</a>
2. Overview on a university website
<a href="http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm">http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm</a></lj-cut>


<lj-cut text="Answer"><font size="-2"><font color="red">A: A publishing contract.</font></font></lj-cut>