Publishers only do this in rom-coms or if you’re Stephen King. You already paid to print the books, you can typically get as many as you want. Make the event organizer buy them in bulk. But books for speaking events are your responsibility. I’ve had some luck in charming copies out of publishers if I can make a case for why I need them. And they won’t budge on the price, which is also in the contract, typically about 40% to 50% off the cover price, close to what you’ll pay on Amazon. If you need more, you’ll have to pay your publisher for them (including shipping). Check your publishing contract it’s in there. Be prepared in case you get in that situation. Some of my own book covers have been awesome.īut sometimes, they just can’t give you what you want, and you have to hire your own designer. Unlike the interior graphics, the cover actually is your publisher’s responsibility. That might be worth it, but keep it in mind as you think about graphics to potentially include. Don’t hand in color art for a black-and-white book.Īnd be prepared to change the graphics again, after they’re “done,” to match the fonts in the final interior design for the book.Ī lot of graphics means a lot of hassle. Make sure you get the right specs (like grey scale levels and width and height limitations) for the artwork. Unless you’re artistically talented, hire a graphic artist who works in Adobe Illustrator. They imagine that they can give the publisher some rough sketches in PowerPoint or drawn on napkins and the publisher will turn them into finished art to go in the book. At worst you’ll get sued at best you’ll look stupid. The publisher might notice you got a fact wrong, but it’s not their job to check, it’s yours. Unless you’re famous (like, say, in the Royal Family of England), what you’re going to get is just copy editing. Some hybrid publishers provide developmental editing and coaching as a service (including IdeaPress and Lifetree), but even if you hire a hybrid publisher, you’d better check what they think editing means. That’s their responsibility.” And if your manuscript doesn’t make the grade, it’s up to you to fix it. edit my book.Īn editor at a major publishing house told me this: “We expect authors to turn in a publishable manuscript. Repeat after me: “I can’t believe my publisher doesn’t. It can’t be, because every week I hear a different astonished protest that I’ve never heard before. I’m here to help you get past your astonishment and learn how you, the author, can do most of those things yourself. I’m not here to attack the publishing industry, which has been slimmed down to the point of absurdity. “, followed by some task that obviously every publisher ought to do, or you thought they would do, or they used to do. If you’re a first-time author, you’ll soon be whining, “I can’t believe my publisher doesn’t. It doesn’t matter if you have a big-five publisher or a small indie press or a hybrid publisher. It doesn’t matter if you have a six-figure advance or only got $3,000.
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