Write2Publish (The Changing Face of Publishing) (Novel Musings on Publishing Success) [Kindle Edition]

Robin Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

Write2Publish: Novel Musing on Publishing Success
Short #1: The Changing Face of Publishing

This is the first in a series of shorts that explore the various aspects of fiction publishing in 2011. There have been remarkable changes in the last several months. Most notably ebook sales have skyrocketed since November 2010 and the collapse of Borders in February 2011.

Keeping your pulse on the state of the industry requires reading multiple blogs, news outlets, and trade publications. My intent is to distill this information and do the leg work so you don’t have to.

This first short sets the stage for future ones in that it provides statistics as to the current market. Topics that are covered in this edition:

Why this book now?
Why should you listen to me?
So what has changed?
ereader Competition
ebook Explosion
Living Wage
Demise of Borders
So what does this mean to you?
In Conclusion

If you are an author (or aspiring author) then it is important to understand the current publishing climate as it can help you decide the various paths to publishing.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robin Sullivan is the founder of Ridan Publishing, a small press which focuses on speculative fiction offerings. She also is the publicist of Michael J. Sullivan whose Riyria Revelations has spent over 200 days on the Amazon Fantasy and Science Fiction Bestsellers List.

NOTE: This is an Amazon Short and is 5,500 words long

Product Details

• File Size: 183 KB
• Print Length: 24 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Ridan Publishing (February 13, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004NNVIEM
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #830,785 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent primer July 1, 2011

By A Jack

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We all know publishing is changing, but it's changing so fast that it can be hard to get a grip on exactly where this is all going. Robin Sullivan has put together this short (although it's not that short at 5 thousand words) that neatly sums up how self publishing and small nimble indie presses are at the forefront of these changes. Any writer about to enter the market with novel in hand owes it to themselves to read this so they know about all the options for their future.

There is a bit of math in here, but it's easy to follow and it's nice to get some hard numbers to back up what writers are being told elsewhere on the internet. As one reviewer has already said, Novel Musings On Publishing Success proves the value of the shorts on Amazon. Quick, timely information delivered in bite sized chunks that can absorbed quickly. Looking forward to the next one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Writing has never been a good business to go into but perhaps now is the right time March 24, 2011

By Jaelin

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A really good picture of the state of self publishing ebooks as it exists today. She explains how it is possible to self publish and make a 'living wage' from it because of the present opportunities. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Intro to the Changing Face of Publishing March 18, 2011

By Precarious Yates

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A quick read, Write2Publish gave a good sketch of where the publishing market is heading. I enjoyed the stats and to see that USA Today publishes the list of top e-books (c'mon, NYTIMES - you can do it too!). This book confirmed what I knew intrinsically about the direction of self-publishing. I do hope the next installment has info on marketing strategies in this new publishing landscape.

More About the Author

Hard work, perseverance, and intelligent decisions making are three attributes that have defined Robin Sullivan's business philosophy and led to success in every endeavor she has attempted. In the 1980's she was hired as a grunt programmer and in three short years became the president of a software company, which she grew to thirty-five people and five million dollars in revenue. After negotiating a merger of that company, she founded Spectrum Design, an advertising agency that helped more than one hundred and fifty high technology companies increase their sales and expand their market share. Today, Robin is immersed in one of the fastest changing and most challenging industries--publishing.

Robin has successfully performed in all three branches of publishing. As a self-publisher, she propelled her husband Michael Sullivan to the top of multiple Amazon fantasy lists, selling nearly 40,000 books in just four months. In the small press world, she formed her own company, Ridan Publishing representing the highest quality award winning titles by authors such as Nathan Lowell, Marshall Thomas, and Leslie Ann Moore. As for big-six traditional publishing, she leveraged Michael's self-published success and received a six-figure, three-book offer from Orbit Books, the fantasy imprint of Hachette Book Group (#3 publisher in the world).

Robin believes in giving back to the writing community through free lectures on the business side of publishing, participating on panels at writing conferences, and providing tips and industry insights on her blog, Write2Publish. She is planning on writing a series of shorts covering the various aspects of publishing and then turning that series into a full length offer.