Anyone having a go at Self-Publishing?
I've put a couple of my plays up there (www.lulu.com)and I'm generating a few sales - friends, friends of friends, my Mother etc.
Anyone else doing similar?
I'm a bit loath to promote at the moment - I feel like a bit of a tosser.
Sod it, promote away. Everyone else does. 
Ah, but that first buyer review...
Maybe I'll anticipate it. Anything better than 'a bag of pig wank' and I'll be happy.
Promote your socks off!
No one else is going to do it for you.
I thinnnnnnk one of our older members did this. And was verrry successful. Although that is of course quite rare.
Verrrrrrrry.
I wasn't sure if he'd used Lulu or not, but have now realised the thread is about all self-publishing anyway.
I didn't know about the West End show!
Thats sounds like a great story.
How did he go about the promoting then?
Sounds like something we should all know about.
Quote: Griff @ June 21 2009, 7:09 PM BSTI think if you do a site search he's probably covered a lot of it on here already. Look for 'To Be Or Not To Be Innit', which was his book title.
Ah! Even I've heard of that!
Ah! Even I've heard of that!
You've probably seen the banner at the top of this site whilst browsing the forum. 
My missus is going to publish on Lulu soon. She Has almost finished a non-fiction book about being a child of a few decades ago and pointing out how different life was back then whilst growing up; not just the (lack of ) technology - Lifestyles, people's views on things, pre-political correctness, the rarity of people having even a home phone, etc.
And then, after that, she's planning to publish a book of her poetry.
Of course, she's not looking to be a best selling author. The growing up book is just a "record" of part of her life that she'll buy up a few copies of and leave for her children, grand children, etc in years to come.
But I think I'd rather chance my luck with the might of conventional publishers with the novel I'm working on.
Can't say what it's about, but I can say it hasn't been done before. Honestly, it hasn't.
Lulu? It worked for me... http://www.lulu.com/browse/book_view.php?fCID=1091377&fBuyItem=3
I wouldn't say self-publishing is a roaring success but it's exposure.
Quote: fatbloke @ June 30 2009, 6:15 PM BSTLulu? It worked for me... http://www.lulu.com/browse/book_view.php?fCID=1091377&fBuyItem=3
I wouldn't say self-publishing is a roaring success but it's exposure.
Self exposure is frowned on in literary circles apart from the Bloomsbury group apparently.
Tarts.
Quote: zooo @ June 30 2009, 7:08 PM BSTTarts.
To be fair they did wear gardening hats and play tennis with Enid Blyton.
If there was croquet, I'll forgive them.
Quote: Griff @ June 30 2009, 8:06 PM BSTSometimes it's unforgivable.
To be fair, again, he was about to hit himself in the nuts for Charity. {She served the cream teas}
Quote: Marc P @ June 30 2009, 6:48 PM BSTSelf exposure is frowned on in literary circles apart from the Bloomsbury group apparently.
I like the idea; it kind of kicks the door open that others have closed in your face.
