I went back to clean up my inbox and realized that I had completely missed the thread about republishing and 'call for lace authors'. As a relatively new author 2012, I have very recently traversed the publishing world to get my book "Fun with Split Ring Tatting" into print/book form. It was a 4-5 year endeavor! Writing the book wasn't the hard part...that was trying to figure out first 'if' I could afford to get my book into print and then 'how' to go about getting that done. I finally got a copy of my book into my own hands in March of 2012!! As soon as I had my first copy of my book in my hands, my first thought was that I needed to share what I had learned in my endeavor to become a published author. I have been actively been writing a document of my research and findings that I titled COST-EFFECTIVE DESKTOP SELF-PUUBLISHING FOR A NICHE MARKET BOOK. Right now it is 30+ pages and not done. I have been wondering how to disseminate this information and this thread seems to be in the right context. So as to forming an Lace-Author Support Group--count me in! I can fill in what I have learned in regard to: Niche Market--Lacemaking books fit this to a tee! Self-Publishing--The only cost-effective way to go Desk-Top Publishing--the creation of the book digitally Print-On-Demand--a new cost-effective way to self-publish/print books. However there are alot of POD companies that do not work well. I have identified and used one (of two appropriate) POD companies whose structure fits what I needed it to do and what I think you may need for reprint your OOP books. The POD companyt that I used does not require any outlay of money to submit or maintain my document, I own all rights to the book, I set the price, and I can use their established distribution channels if I want (or not). I found their printing services quite economical and sastifying and have sold a few books through them. All of this is in my document--in my computer. I can answer specific questions....but otherwise I don't know how to address such a complex topic without a starting point. If there is interest in such a topic, I can start to enter postings on my website. Sincerely, Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Publishing Co. Omaha, Nebraska, USA http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/
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