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minervasoloI'm in a spammy mood, and I've been meaning to post this since Monday. I've promised some actual thoughts on publishing, but this is what they inspired.
Numbers are chosen more for convenience; this is not a business model. Cost of advertising etc would have to be researched.
The idea runs thus:
Serialised Novels by email: four genres, only one book in a genre at a time (romance, horror, sff, other). First chapter free on website, back issues available for small charge. Completed novels published via lulu with ISBNs.
Four editors, to choose books. Query with synopsis, the full. Fulls need to be read, because format and style of chapters is important throughout. Can't afford to lose pace anywhere (not that that stopped Dickens sometimes!)
Subscribers can pay £6 a year per genre, or £20 for all four.
No novels over 20 chapters? Minimum chapter length (2000 words?). 30,000 - 80,000 words (approx). Link to free first chapter of next novel at end of previous novel; go straight into chapter two for subscribers. Will try and get illustrations occasionally; not available in lulu books, just serials.
Royalties calculated by number of subscribers per genre per month. 25% for serialisation, 50% for lulu. Free subscription to all four genres for authors for period of novel release. Free copy of lulu book.
Back issues available per genre for 60p (to encourage people to subscribe rather than buy month by month). Available one year only. Chapter limit to prevent latecomers from getting pissed off if several chapters not available.
Advertising on genre-relevant blogs, writing forums, etc. 100 bookmarks for lulu authors to self-advertise locally? Not a great deal of market support!
Amazon Assoc scheme for lulu books. Also, relevant advertising on site.
Forum for book discussion. Authors may revise work prior to lulu publication, or not publish at all.
Big spreadsheet - Subscribers info, Subscribers per Genre, LuLu sales, back issue sales, Authors etc. New sheet each tax year?
I stuffed 247 envelopes, which is what gave me time to plan that out. Poke holes in it!
Numbers are chosen more for convenience; this is not a business model. Cost of advertising etc would have to be researched.
The idea runs thus:
Serialised Novels by email: four genres, only one book in a genre at a time (romance, horror, sff, other). First chapter free on website, back issues available for small charge. Completed novels published via lulu with ISBNs.
Four editors, to choose books. Query with synopsis, the full. Fulls need to be read, because format and style of chapters is important throughout. Can't afford to lose pace anywhere (not that that stopped Dickens sometimes!)
Subscribers can pay £6 a year per genre, or £20 for all four.
No novels over 20 chapters? Minimum chapter length (2000 words?). 30,000 - 80,000 words (approx). Link to free first chapter of next novel at end of previous novel; go straight into chapter two for subscribers. Will try and get illustrations occasionally; not available in lulu books, just serials.
Royalties calculated by number of subscribers per genre per month. 25% for serialisation, 50% for lulu. Free subscription to all four genres for authors for period of novel release. Free copy of lulu book.
Back issues available per genre for 60p (to encourage people to subscribe rather than buy month by month). Available one year only. Chapter limit to prevent latecomers from getting pissed off if several chapters not available.
Advertising on genre-relevant blogs, writing forums, etc. 100 bookmarks for lulu authors to self-advertise locally? Not a great deal of market support!
Amazon Assoc scheme for lulu books. Also, relevant advertising on site.
Forum for book discussion. Authors may revise work prior to lulu publication, or not publish at all.
Big spreadsheet - Subscribers info, Subscribers per Genre, LuLu sales, back issue sales, Authors etc. New sheet each tax year?
I stuffed 247 envelopes, which is what gave me time to plan that out. Poke holes in it!
