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It is way too easy to get a book on the market now. I read one recently - self-published – with so many grammatical and spelling errors, I was distracted from what was a fairly threadbare plot. Where is the quality control? Who is proof reading these books? Food for thought…
Great point, Andrew. When I put out my first books they were utterly terrible. In fact, I think that first month of 'good' sales set me back six months, people just being turned off by how sloppy they were.
The story was good, but just so many typos and grammar mistakes. I really wasn't as good of a writer in 2010 as I am now, but several edits later the books are in good shape. Could they be better? Probably.
Hi Greg,
in the final book this DOES NOT happen the words are spelled absolutely correctly with no spaces in-between.
However the FORMAT is typeset for printing and on occasions, little accidents occur. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A SELF-PUBLISHED Novel and my publisher sets the price, not ME. I only earn a fraction of that price per book.
That's the way it goes...
Bummer. I get the majority of my sales from books prices $4.99 and above. My book at $9.99 gets a royalty of $6.68...and I make even more when the print copy sells. That's all I do, is self-publishing.
I spent decades as a typesetter. If you're giving up a portion of your hard earned income to a publisher the very least they should do is ensure accuracy. "Little accidents"? Unacceptable. As for format, the problems are negligible. Sounds like they're making excuses. Price may be another issue, quality shouldn't be.
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It is way too easy to get a book on the market now. I read one recently - self-published – with so many grammatical and spelling errors, I was distracted from what was a fairly threadbare plot. Where is the quality control? Who is proof reading these books? Food for thought…
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Great point, Andrew. When I put out my first books they were utterly terrible. In fact, I think that first month of 'good' sales set me back six months, people just being turned off by how sloppy they were.The story was good, but just so many typos and grammar mistakes. I really wasn't as good of a writer in 2010 as I am now, but several edits later the books are in good shape. Could they be better? Probably.
Hi Greg,in the final book this DOES NOT happen the words are spelled absolutely correctly with no spaces in-between.
However the FORMAT is typeset for printing and on occasions, little accidents occur. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A SELF-PUBLISHED Novel and my publisher sets the price, not ME. I only earn a fraction of that price per book.
That's the way it goes...
Bummer. I get the majority of my sales from books prices $4.99 and above. My book at $9.99 gets a royalty of $6.68...and I make even more when the print copy sells. That's all I do, is self-publishing.
I spent decades as a typesetter. If you're giving up a portion of your hard earned income to a publisher the very least they should do is ensure accuracy. "Little accidents"? Unacceptable. As for format, the problems are negligible. Sounds like they're making excuses. Price may be another issue, quality shouldn't be.
