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A subscriber just asked me about what I know about XLibris, as a friend is about to sign a contract with them.

Interestingly, someone else had just emailed me about her experience with said company. She had published her first book with Xlibris and will not do it again. She did not elaborate, but clearly it was not a good experience.

In his book, The Fine Print of Self-Publishing: The Contracts & Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies–Analyzed, Ranked and Exposed, Mark Levine says that XLibris marks up the price of a book by 150%, and makes more than 300% more profit on Amazon sales than the author does, and 225% more on direct sales. XLibris is in Mark’s list of  “publishers to avoid.” I can see why!

Mark’s book is an excellent reference. He did an amazing amount of  “legwork” to put it together. If you’re thinking of going with these self-publishing companies, you must get Mark’s book first.

I myself worked with Intermedia recently. It was overall a Read More→

“Who do you generally consider the best self-publishing company across the board?”

“How do you find a publishing company you can trust?”

“How do I choose the right publishing company to professionally edit, print and market my novel? There are many scams out there and I don’t know who to choose. Who is legit?”

These are a few of the questions submitted for the recent Virtual Book Tour I did with Mark Levine on self-publishing and how to choose a good self-publishing company. (Ask your question or listen to the replay.)

Happily, I have an answer!

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The Contracts & Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies--Analyzed, Ranked and ExposedThe replay is ready from the Virtual Book Tour with Mark Levine.

We had a lot of great questions and Mark shared a lot of important information.

Here are just a few of the questions he answered:

  • “What exactly do we mean by self-publishing and self-publishing companies?”
  • “How is a self-publishing company such as you analyze in your book different from a ‘vanity publisher’-or

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Self-publishing is an increasingly viable option for many authors. But it’s not without its perils.

In my recent interview with Mark Levine, author of The Fine Print of Self-Publishing: The Contracts & Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies–Analyzed, Ranked and Exposed, we discussed 5 mistakes authors often make that can cost them lots of money, not to mention time and frustration.

I thought I’d write it up in a new article on mistakes to avoid when self-publishing.

Actually, only Mistake #4 is unique to self-publishing. The other 4 mistakes are made by most authors, no matter what publishing path they seek.

Read the article, and feel free to come back and comment here. I’m very interested in hearing your publishing experience … positive or negative … with a self-publisher or “traditional” publisher. Thanks in advance!

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