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TL;DL Reedsy.com connects writers with industry-leading editors, designers, publicists and marketing specialists. Take matters into your own hands, select the services you need to produce a work of fiction or non-fiction indistinguishable from Big-5 products.
Publishpocalypse
"NY-based editor + consultant. Formerly of a big five publisher."
The above quote should concern a Big-5 exec. It’s a common slogan among Reedsy.com editor profiles. These brave free agents are tuned into a growing sentiment that publishers turn their nose at: there’s a teaming pool of writers out there who find the middleman a hinderance rather than an asset. Come all ye editors, for a market needs you.
Reedsy.com connects writers with editors, designers, publicists and marketing specialists. They sift through thousands of applicants (10,000 thus far), vet their skills and present to you only the finest self-publishing industry talent. No more second guessing whether an editor is an medaled veteran or a suave amateur. They’ve built a platform for the discerning writer to discover in record time an individual or team to take their work from good to stellar.
Cost
So, cost. Independent authors aren’t known to possess the widest coffers. Let’s be clear: these services cost money and they are not cheap—as any quality service isn’t. This means you must have a budget in mind and plan for it. While the sky’s the limit, Reedsy can take you to high altitudes with fewer dollars than competing strategies. For a little more cash, they can take you into the stratosphere.
Cover design will run you about $500 (we have a giveaway). Editing: $1500+. Publicists and Marketing go on up from there. I understand these numbers may seem daunting, but Reedsy.com performs most of the footwork for you so that your dollars converge into the high-quality product possible.
Reality
Someone has to pay for these services. It’s going to be you or it’s going to be your publisher (one would hope). Paying what may seem like a large sum up front will net you greater profits from having 100% control over your royalties. This is the bet publishers take on you. It’s a bet you need to take too if you want more control. Ask yourself if giving up 90% of your profits is worth the cost.
If you decide on this route, expect this: You will reduce the risk that your book launch will fail. It’s a competitive market, you may as well put your best face on. Are you guaranteed success? Never. But you raise your chances. You will also have contributed to elevating the quality of “indie” books. This is romantic, yes, and means little to your bottom line, but it is a cause worth supporting and will shift readers’ dollars toward self-published works.
Reedsy.com won’t distribute you into bookstores, but the internet has solved that conundrum. Reedsy.com won’t give you a Big-5 stamp of approval: this you must earn on your own through outreach and quality output. It will enable you to create the highest quality product at a reasonable price and with an efficiency only a publisher can provide. It’s an exciting time to be an author.
Alas, Ricardo Fayet, co-founder of Reedsy.com explains all of this in great detail in our interview. Enjoy.
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By [email protected] (J.S. Leonard)TL;DL Reedsy.com connects writers with industry-leading editors, designers, publicists and marketing specialists. Take matters into your own hands, select the services you need to produce a work of fiction or non-fiction indistinguishable from Big-5 products.
Publishpocalypse
"NY-based editor + consultant. Formerly of a big five publisher."
The above quote should concern a Big-5 exec. It’s a common slogan among Reedsy.com editor profiles. These brave free agents are tuned into a growing sentiment that publishers turn their nose at: there’s a teaming pool of writers out there who find the middleman a hinderance rather than an asset. Come all ye editors, for a market needs you.
Reedsy.com connects writers with editors, designers, publicists and marketing specialists. They sift through thousands of applicants (10,000 thus far), vet their skills and present to you only the finest self-publishing industry talent. No more second guessing whether an editor is an medaled veteran or a suave amateur. They’ve built a platform for the discerning writer to discover in record time an individual or team to take their work from good to stellar.
Cost
So, cost. Independent authors aren’t known to possess the widest coffers. Let’s be clear: these services cost money and they are not cheap—as any quality service isn’t. This means you must have a budget in mind and plan for it. While the sky’s the limit, Reedsy can take you to high altitudes with fewer dollars than competing strategies. For a little more cash, they can take you into the stratosphere.
Cover design will run you about $500 (we have a giveaway). Editing: $1500+. Publicists and Marketing go on up from there. I understand these numbers may seem daunting, but Reedsy.com performs most of the footwork for you so that your dollars converge into the high-quality product possible.
Reality
Someone has to pay for these services. It’s going to be you or it’s going to be your publisher (one would hope). Paying what may seem like a large sum up front will net you greater profits from having 100% control over your royalties. This is the bet publishers take on you. It’s a bet you need to take too if you want more control. Ask yourself if giving up 90% of your profits is worth the cost.
If you decide on this route, expect this: You will reduce the risk that your book launch will fail. It’s a competitive market, you may as well put your best face on. Are you guaranteed success? Never. But you raise your chances. You will also have contributed to elevating the quality of “indie” books. This is romantic, yes, and means little to your bottom line, but it is a cause worth supporting and will shift readers’ dollars toward self-published works.
Reedsy.com won’t distribute you into bookstores, but the internet has solved that conundrum. Reedsy.com won’t give you a Big-5 stamp of approval: this you must earn on your own through outreach and quality output. It will enable you to create the highest quality product at a reasonable price and with an efficiency only a publisher can provide. It’s an exciting time to be an author.
Alas, Ricardo Fayet, co-founder of Reedsy.com explains all of this in great detail in our interview. Enjoy.
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