Re: I wish I could commit crimes, just give money back when caught and have idiots defend me
Why is it that denunciations such as yours always end with an invitation to move to another country, instead of an invitation to work to change the mess we've allowed to be created around us? That is, to change things in a practical manner, and one that is legal.
Approaching my 73rd birthday, I note that the U.S. has plenty of problems, but until we get past stridency, there's not much that can be done to reduce the problems.
So don't deal with the big publishers. Amazon's Kindle offers 70% royalties on books sold for %.99 to $9.99. Over that, and it goes to 35%.
I'm about ready to post my first Kindle book, with two more nearing completion. One will sell for $9.99, one for $7.99 and the other for $3.49.
My 70% on 1000 copies would take me about 4500 copies, or more, to match with a trade publisher (not all writers get the 15% of retail contracts, by the way. In fact, those writers are in the minority and usually have a track record, or a damned good agent). Some years ago, one of my books sold 59,000 copies in a royalty period (six months). IIRC, I got something under $10,000 for that period. Amazon pays every two months.
Yes, marketing is something that has to be handled by the writer, but it has pretty much become the case with a lot of trade publishers anyway. Send in a book proposal and you had better send in a comprehensive marketing plan if you expect the proposal to be looked at. So do it yourself for yourself.
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Re: I wish I could commit crimes, just give money back when caught and have idiots defend me
Why is it that denunciations such as yours always end with an invitation to move to another country, instead of an invitation to work to change the mess we've allowed to be created around us? That is, to change things in a practical manner, and one that is legal.
Approaching my 73rd birthday, I note that the U.S. has plenty of problems, but until we get past stridency, there's not much that can be done to reduce the problems.