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I have independently published my own book through
the development of my own publishing company.
Feel free to visit my website at www.CFJackson.us

Should you have any particular question feel free to
inquire. I will be do my best to share my knowledge
and experience.

Continue to make this your day!

Won`t Be Denied,
C.F. Jackson

Lighting 1,000 Dreams Worldwide!

Don`t you guys think it`s odd that someone will pose the question, then NOT respond with his own feedback to the answers?

I see alot of that at this network and it made me curious.

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Hey Linda :-) Yah, it happens a lot. But I don`t care. I got two really good ideas from Cartess, C.F. Jackson pointed out it can be done reasonably, and I found the "Fishing with a Fork" book, which looks interesting. So all in all, a profitable thread, regardless that the original poster vanished..
:-)

I have been on vacation, but I am truly looking for helpful advice.  My book will be coming off the press in about a month and I have no real experience with selling.  

Thanks for the helpful replies.  I apologize for not responding, but I was out of town, and I am also new to forums.

CraigL,

The book shows uncommon ways to catch fish for the sport fisherman.  It shows readers that they can catch more fish (basss, trout, etc.) without paying the fishing industry for expensive lures or gimmicks.  The fishing industry is BIG BUSINESS and I catch tons of fish on lures that I make myself from ordinary household objects.  I wanted to share my tips with other people who like to catch fish. 

I am also a fourth grade teacher, and we raise trout in the classroom.  The book shares all kinds of FREE advice for anglers.

Hope that helps,
Mike

Thanks for the reply

cartess3

Thanks for the recommendation on the book.  That was one of the first books I read, and it does motivate you to publish your own work.  I`ve found that now that the book is ready to come off the press (not available yet) I am getting nervous. 

Thanks for reply.

Hi Mike :-)
Thanks for letting us know this is a viable thread. I, for one, am looking forward to reading the book.

More importantly, though, why are you getting nervous as you approach the point of actually putting the book in print?

Craig,

I`m a little nervous venturing out into the world of sales.  Although, I am pretty confident in the marketability of the book: I had three publishers want it before I  decided to publish it on my own.  I had read that I would have to promote and sell the book even if I went with the traditional publishing route, but I would only get ten percent of the book sales. 

Did you find that you had to promote the book that you had published?  How did you find the royalty checks?

Mike

Our book was "wating to happen." A+ certification was new, nobody was in the field, it was catching on, and the format for the book was right for the time. The publisher was small (very small), going broke, and wanted to stake their future on the success of the book. So they promoted the hell out of it.

Later, with Que Certification, there was no real stake in it for them, so they didn`t do much to promote anything. We actually got a higher-than-normal percentage, at 14% of wholesale. But that`s because we didn`t use an agent---Jim negotiated the contract directly, then we split our share in half.

I think that in terms of sales, one of the best new things around is the Internet. You can build a site to sell the book, then you own most of the revenues. From there, having the site, you can branch out and try different ways to sell the book. One option is offering an electronic version, the selling that on eBay.

Don`t get overwhelmed. It`s only when a potential author has visions of making millions and retiring from work for the rest of their life that things get disappointing. Y`know? :-)

Another advantage of having the Web site is you can also sell some of the lures you discuss in the book. A sort of value-added secondary line of products. If you can get any one of the Sports Channel fishing "champs" interested, that might help. Likewise, a possibe interview with a small or new show on that cable channel.

You also might speak with some local hotels or campgrounds, and offer them a number of the books either on consignment, or very inexpensively. They could put them out and talk about how you`re a local "expert" on the fishing. "Here, see? He`s written a book about it, too!" :-)