NYR More

Self-Publishing Success Story: How A Single Dad Went From Under Poverty Level To Earning $18,000 In Single Quarter

Money

First Posted: 12/10/10 08:46 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:20 PM ET

Inspiring
 Funny
 Typical
 Important
 Outrageous
 Amazing
 Innovative
 Beautiful

GalleyCat:

Self-published fantasy novelist Brian S. Pratt earned more than $18,000 in a single quarter while selling 17 eBooks on Smashwords. According to Smashwords founder Mark Coker, Pratt is on track to earn $25,000 during this quarter.

Read the whole story: GalleyCat

FOLLOW HUFFPOST BOOKS

Self-published fantasy novelist Brian S. Pratt earned more than $18,000 in a single quarter while selling 17 eBooks on Smashwords. According to Smashwords founder Mark Coker, Pratt is on track to earn...
Self-published fantasy novelist Brian S. Pratt earned more than $18,000 in a single quarter while selling 17 eBooks on Smashwords. According to Smashwords founder Mark Coker, Pratt is on track to earn...
Related News On Huffington Post:
 

Read more from Huffington Post bloggers:
Boyd Morrison

Boyd Morrison: eBook Predictions Are Futile

I'm confident in making only one prediction; readers will continue to crave great stories from writers. It's how they will read those tales that is suddenly hard to predict.
Hoyt Hilsman

Hoyt Hilsman: Going Indie: From Screenwriter to Publisher

For now I am enjoying the freedom -- and rewards -- of being my own publisher. And I am looking forward to the prospect of publishing the next book in my series of thrillers early next year.
Bernard Starr

Bernard Starr: Self-Publishing Offers No Hassle and Big Potential Profits. Is It For You?

Historically, the big question for authors has been will my book get published? But now, the question is will I land my book with a prestigious publisher? I'm guilty of that myself.

Filed by Sammy Perlmutter  | 

More in Books...


 
 
  • Comments
  • 3
  • Pending Comments
  • 0
  • View FAQ
Comments are closed for this entry
View All
Recency  | 
Popularity
Rickerman
25 Fans
04:43 PM on 12/13/2010
I was thinking compound stocks and put-options... Good for him nonetheless.
Permalink  |
photo
HUFFPOST SUPER USER
boyer37212
251 Fans
04:00 PM on 12/10/2010
Is HP shilling for the vanity press industry?
Permalink  |
HUFFPOST SUPER USER
MTGradwell
26 Fans
 
12:13 PM on 12/13/2010
"Is HP shilling for the vanity press industry?"

I don't think so. A "vanity press" is one which, as the name implies, takes advantage of the vanity of an author who has more money than sense. It takes that money up front, along with your text, and in return gives you a stack of books to distribute to family and close friends. If you're lucky you might actually sell one or two of those books, but the odds are that most of them will be given away or will languish in a box in the attic.

SmashWords looks like it's almost the exact polar opposite of a vanity press. There are no up-front fees. They'll take a small commission on your sales, but most of the proceeds will go to you as author and if you don't sell anything then you don't pay anything. Your work will be reformatted for various handheld devices, and you pay nothing for that service. Your books can be noticed and bought by anyone anywhere in the world, as long as they have an internet connection. Anyone can download a sample for free, introducing them to your ideas and to you as an author. That has to be an improvement on books that you paid a lot of money for going on to gather dust in your attic,
Permalink  |