Self-publishing – Andy Unedited

The Problem of the Anonymous Author

December 7, 2021 by Andy Le Peau

Everyone who has tried to get a book published recently knows the question every publisher will eventually ask: “What’s your platform?” That is, how well known are you? Will you be able to let lots of people know about your book once it’s published? Do you speak to groups regularly, and if so, how many? …

Surprised by Self-Publishing

January 11, 2013 by Andy Le Peau

Jennie Nash tells us there is a thrill when an author can pick her own cover, set her own prices, decide on special editions and more. She also tells us there’s terror.

Millions in Ebooks

December 3, 2012 by Andy Le Peau

The saying goes (at least I say it) that as soon as a trend makes the cover of Time, it’s over. Well, self-publishing didn’t make the cover, but Time did give the topic a six-page article, highlighting a few writers who say they’ve made hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars self-publishing ebooks. Here’s just …

What If You Wanted to Publish?

March 7, 2012 by Andy Le Peau

Would you join me in a thought experiment? What if you had to answer the following questions?

Extreme Makeover: Vanity Publishing Edition

October 19, 2007 by Andy Le Peau

Vanity publishing. It even sounds a bit sleazy, doesn’t it? Paying a “publisher” to print and distribute your work has always had negative connotations in publishing. If a legitimate firm won’t produce your book, there must be something wrong with it. Right? Either it is commercially unviable or editorially substandard. It means someone is doing …