Self-Published Author Lands $2 Million Book Deal
Submitted by mwilliams on Mon, 2008-01-14 17:18.Rather than chase after a publisher, Brunonia Barry self-published The Lace Reader. Buzz about the book reached the mainstream publishers, and a literary auction saw the book—along with another one—sell for $2m. It’s a story to give hope to writers, and it’s an indication of how the rules of publishing have changed.
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It's incredibly lovely to hear about people who go the personal publishing route and find success. I'd love to hear about more people getting this.
But this story LOSES its punch when you tell me the writer SPENT upwards to fifty thousand dollars to get her book out and about.
If _I_ had fifty thousand dollars--if ANYone had fifty thousand dollars--to spend, I'm sure they could make a rather good go of it as well.
Thanks but no thanks. This storyline is a garden path I will not go down.
Thank you.
Heather
wordwan
Glad I'm just the messenger. Maybe this one is more to your taste:
http://www.wordsy.com/stories/self_publishing_success
Or this one:
http://www.wordsy.com/stories/self_publishing_success_story
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