Sorry if the title is a bit misleading.
I have written the first two chapters of my comedy book and I was originally planning to send it to agents, but I know from bitter experience that emailing material no matter how funny is a waste of time.
I have since learned of this 'Kindle Caper' where you can do it yourself. I was hoping someone might know if its either expensive or difficult.
If its doable I would then do the whole book and publish it myself, so any info would be appreciated.
I'd imagine publishing a book to the Kindle market to be fairly easy. The problem with doing it yourself would be the promotion of it. How would you go about advertising your work?
If you did manage to get it published on the Kindle market, I know that Aaron or Mark (not to put words into their mouths) would possibly do a deal with you about about promotion on this site or even hiring space on the banner at the top right of the page.
You could also go to Chortle *spits* or other similar comedy fan sites for fairly cheap promotion and exposure to your ideal audience.
But that's me just guessing. Good luck!
Thanks for the advice Leevil
I have my own marketing plan.
Once the book is done I intend to put copies of it next to the bodies of the people who get shot around my estate (It's a very regular occurrence)
Then after the tenth murder (Two weeks in your language) and following oodles of coverage in the red tops and on Crimewatch I hope to be seized as suspect.
Once I prove I am not the 'Kindle Killer' I hope to have earned enough coverage to ensure that my book is a hit.
But as a way of further ensuring plenty of coverage, I intend to suggest in a newspaper article that I believe that the real killer is Simon Cowell, after that it should be a f**king breeze!
One floor in your plan. The Kindle copy of your book is a digital one. So I suggest you commit these crimes in a digital world such as Super Mario's.
Leevil I am actually leaving Kindles by the bodies, I got them cheap of some rioters/looters, each one will be open and will be displaying the Foreword.
I have written the Foreword myself but accredited to the Yorkshire Ripper (He can sue me when he gets out)
The whole thing reeks of scandal so the gutter press will love it and I hope to make sales off the back of it.
Sold!
I do hope you know each one costs 25 Australian dollars!
I am using there currency in order to evade tax, if the tax man catches me with dozens of dollaridoos I can say that I intended to put them in the bank, but every time I go into an English bank I get told the Australian one is shut and vice versa.
Thanks for that Mr Elephant I won't forget you, I shall now get my head down and finish my book.
I noticed Kindle are offering 70% royalties, so now all I need to do is offer a 50/50 split to a potential co author who can do the the spelling and grammar and deal with the technology etc,any takers (Deadly serious part)
Will no one take my offer of riches, all I need is someone with half a Brian.
Do you blog at all, Teddy? Sometimes it can be quite an effective way of raising your profile and whipping up a bit of interest in your wares?
I don't know how to blog or tweet I am behind the times I'm afraid.
