I wonder if the lack of break-even is because it's a collection? Some people are big collection readers -- but collections are so rare because publishers don't make money on collections.
It could be. I know that Jim Hines did one POD collection, and I think he only did the one, for reasons similar to mine. I’m trying to remember who the other author was - maybe Tobias Buckell? - who also came to the same conclusions, again for the same reasons. But I think he was also self-pubbing a collection. I’m certain about Hines, but less certain about Buckell, though.
Neither of us were doing novels that way. If I were to self-publish a new novel, I would probably make a POD version available - but I would probably attempt to do it through Lightning Source, because the book would then be available in the UK and in Australia.
But even then, I wouldn’t assume that the POD would pay for itself, necessarily. I think the novel would pay for the cover, if the cover were the same cost (300.00), though. The ebook sales have been good; I’d probably eat the cost of the POD because I’d be certain the ebook sales would more than cover it. If I were very tight for household income, I wouldn’t do it, though.
ETA: paragraph breaks - for some reason none of them were included =/
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It could be. I know that Jim Hines did one POD collection, and I think he only did the one, for reasons similar to mine. I’m trying to remember who the other author was - maybe Tobias Buckell? - who also came to the same conclusions, again for the same reasons. But I think he was also self-pubbing a collection. I’m certain about Hines, but less certain about Buckell, though.
Neither of us were doing novels that way. If I were to self-publish a new novel, I would probably make a POD version available - but I would probably attempt to do it through Lightning Source, because the book would then be available in the UK and in Australia.
But even then, I wouldn’t assume that the POD would pay for itself, necessarily. I think the novel would pay for the cover, if the cover were the same cost (300.00), though. The ebook sales have been good; I’d probably eat the cost of the POD because I’d be certain the ebook sales would more than cover it. If I were very tight for household income, I wouldn’t do it, though.
ETA: paragraph breaks - for some reason none of them were included =/