Traditional publishers (and even literary agents) appear much less willing to take chances – by which I mean putting time and effort into books by authors who are not yet proven money-makers for them. What I didn’t like so much about going with a traditional publisher was the long time it took to turn a completed manuscript into a published book, and the fact that over time they let it go out of print without ever coming out with a paperback version that would be more likely to be assigned as a secondary text in college courses. (Though as I mentioned in passing in another blog post, the marketing effort was effectively suspended within a few weeks of publication since my book was not selling fast enough.) I loved getting the advance (as it helped underwrite my simple lifestyle in Bangladesh for two years), outstanding editorial support (mostly from a man named Ian Jackman), and other quality and value-added services such as marketing, cover design, legal review, and so forth. I received a $20,000 advance (equal to about $34,000 today), of which Joel got 15% and I received the remainder in three installments.īack then, it seemed that publishers were often willing to take a chance on first-time authors with writing ability and a decent idea. Random House outbid three other publishers for the right to publish Give Us Credit (later republished by John Wiley & Sons as Small Loans, Big Dreams). I got my first book contract from Times Books, then a division of Random House, in 1993 with the help of my terrific agent at the time, Joel Fishman. In order to understand a more nuanced and complete response, a little background about the publishing industry (or at least my experience of it) and how it has evolved since the 1990s is in order. The simple answer is that my publisher is Rivertowns Books, though one might also say it is Kindle Direct Publishing, an arm of Amazon. ![]() I have answered the question on marketing in this blog post and I thought I should publish something now on how I came to work with my publisher. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.Since my book Changing the World Without Losing Your Mind came out, a number of people – most of them authors or aspiring authors – have asked me about my marketing budget and strategy and about how I found and chose my publisher. Guaranteed Christmas delivery shipping deadlines: Standard Shipping (12/17 11:59 PM EST), 2nd Day Shipping (12/19 11:59 PM EST), Overnight Shipping (12/20 7 PM EST). See full terms: $25 Value, $50 Value, $100 Value. MyPublisher is not responsible for any lost or stolen offer codes. This offer is not redeemable by for cash unless required by law, and cannot be combined with other offers, discounts, promotions or credits. The unexpired credits may be used to receive $5.00, $10.00 or $20.00 off any photo book order. Non-transferable if you have not redeemed your voucher by the promotional value expiration date, you will receive a credit that will not expire. Most orders ship 2.5 weeks from redemption. Limit 3/person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Promotional value expires 60 days after purchase.
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