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1 Leah Cutter (mail) (web)
July 27, 2012 -- 12:22 p.m.

Mary Anne -- I've put up all my backlist, as well as a lot of new stuff, online. (http://www.knottedroadpress.com/catalogue-all-fiction/ for everything.) My suggestions:

Do it yourself. It's really much easier than it seems.

Post stuff to: Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.

As for pricing, I use these guidelines:

http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?p=6818

Then for print versions (remember, most people still read via print, NOT electronic) I use CreateSpace. If you're going to be doing a lot of print, you'll want to invest in the software (I use InDesign.) If you're only going to do a few, you can just use their Word templates (or do a search, people have created and posted templates for other word processors.)

Best of luck, and feel free to ping me if you have more questions.

Leah

PS. Going to a Clarion West party tonight! I saw Nicola at last week's party.


2 Mary Anne
July 27, 2012 -- 12:25 p.m.

Thanks, Leah! I'm not doing any print right now, but maybe later... I did use CreateSpace for the one print book my press published, though it was a long time ago. :-)


3 Leah Cutter (mail) (web)
July 27, 2012 -- 4:52 p.m.

CreateSpace has changed significantly, and is so much easier to use, as well as faster and more reliable. I've been using them for about a year, and it's just gotten better and better in that short time frame.

Best of luck with everything!


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