#42 A Frank Discussion about Publishing in Romancelandia

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Join us for this (rather extended) talk about different publishing models in the romance world. We talk hybrid, small press, vanity presses, and independent publishing, and weigh a few of the pros and cons across the board. Long answer short, however you choose to pursue publishing, you're doing great sweetie!Questions/comments/concerns/something you want to rage about? Email us at [email protected] ♡Books/authors we talk about:American Dirt by Jeanine CummingsFrom Blood and Ash (series) by Jennifer Lynn ArmentroutMinkAlexa RileyJesmyn WardCape May by Chip CreekToo Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud by Anne Helen PetersenTessa BaileyGeneral links:"Bad Romance" (Jeong, 2018) (The Verge article Jen mentioned)"What is an indie author?" (Alliance of Independent Authors)"What is Hybrid Publishing? Here Are 4 Things All Writers Should Know" (Warner, 2016)"Hybrid Publishing: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know" (Probst, 2021)"How to Get Your Book Distributed: What Self-Published Authors Need to Know" (Friedman, 2017)"How to Publish an eBook" (Alliance of Independent Authors, 2021)"The Shaky Future of Self-Publishing and Romance"(Bloom, 2018)"Why Would Anyone Sell A Book For $0.99?" (Bloom, 2021)Reddit about Ruby Dixon and Amazon "Black authors are on all the bestseller lists right now. But publishing doesn’t pay them enough" (Grady, 2020)"The Disadvantage of Market Saturation" (chron.com, 2020)KDP:Kindle Direct PublishingRoyalties in Kindle Unlimited"How Authors Get Paid in Kindle Unlimited" (Adrienne C., 2021)"Why is Amazon Banning Thousands of Authors?" (Bloom, 2018)More info on vanity presses :"What is Vanity Publishing?" (Doppler, 2020)"Why it’s a bad idea to pay a vanity press to publish your writing" (Snyder, 2005)"Vanity Press: How to Dodge Scams and Self Publishing Companies to Avoid" (Allan, 2022)"Self Publishing Vs. Hybrid Publishing Vs. "Vanity Publishing"" (Hawk, 2021)Quora "Why are "vanity press" publishers viewed as such a bad thing?" (see discussion from Andrew Chapman specifically)Victoria Aveyard tiktok (@victoriaaveyard), website, and instagram (@victoriaaveyard) - lots of information on what the nitty gritty is like!

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Join us for this (rather extended) talk about different publishing models in the romance world. We talk hybrid, small press, vanity presses, and independent publishing, and weigh a few of the pros and cons across the board. Long answer short, however you choose to pursue publishing, you're doing great sweetie!Questions/comments/concerns/something you want to rage about? Email us at [email protected] (mailto:%[email protected])♡Books/authors we talk about:* American Dirt by Jeanine Cummings* From Blood and Ash (series) by Jennifer Lynn Armentrout* Mink (https://minkromance.com/)* Alexa Riley (https://alexariley.com/)* Jesmyn Ward (https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&type=Browse&term=Ward,%20Jesmyn.&by=AU&sort=MP&limit=&query=MAH=%27507658%27&page=0&searchid=0)* Cape May by Chip Creek* Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud by Anne Helen Petersen* Tessa Bailey (https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&type=Browse&term=Bailey,%20Tessa&by=AU&sort=MP&limit=&query=MAH=%2725888%27&page=0&searchid=0)General links:* "Bad Romance" (Jeong, 2018) (https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/16/17566276/cockygate-amazon-kindle-unlimited-algorithm-self-published-romance-novel-cabal) (The Verge article Jen mentioned)* "What is an indie author?" (Alliance of Independent Authors) (https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/what-is-an-indie-author/#:~:text=What%20is%20an%20independent%20%E2%80%9Cindie,controls%20their%20own%20publishing%20rights)* "What is Hybrid Publishing? Here Are 4 Things All Writers Should Know" (Warner, 2016) (https://www.writersdigest.com/self-publishing-by-writing-goal/what-is-hybrid-publishing-here-are-4-things-you-should-know)* "Hybrid Publishing: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know" (Probst, 2021) (https://www.janefriedman.com/everything-youve-always-wanted-to-know-hybrid-publishing/)* "How to Get Your Book Distributed: What Self-Published Authors Need to Know" (Friedman, 2017) (https://www.janefriedman.com/get-book-distributed-self-published-authors-need-know/)* "How to Publish an eBook" (Alliance of Independent Authors, 2021) (https://selfpublishingadvice.org/how-to-publish-an-ebook/)* "The Shaky Future of Self-Publishing and Romance"(Bloom, 2018) (https://www.penelope-bloom.com/post/2018/03/22/the-shaky-future-of-self-publishing-and-romance)* "Why Would Anyone Sell A Book For $0.99?" (Bloom, 2021) (https://www.penelope-bloom.com/post/why-would-anyone-sell-a-book-for-0-99)* Reddit about Ruby Dixon and Amazon (https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/ruijt6/apparently_amazon_removed_all_of_ruby_dixons/)* "Black authors are on all the bestseller lists right now. But publishing doesn’t pay them enough" (Grady, 2020) (https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/6/17/21285316/publishing-paid-me-diversity-black-authors-systemic-bias)* "The Disadvantage of Market Saturation" (chron.com, 2020) (https://smallbusiness.chron.com/disadvantage-market-saturation-69967.html)KDP:*

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