Author Slave: How to Protect Your Book Income: Authors & Writers: Publishing Guides, #1

By Dr. Joyce Starr

Dear Author: You slaved for months or perhaps years to bring your beloved book "baby" to life. You invested incalculable time, energy and funds promoting your book through your website, blogging, social media posts and ads. You suffered sleepless nights over the book title, cover image and fonts. You've anticipated nearly every challenge imaginable—except for the burning questions raised and answered in this book, including:

 

1. Who controls the buy buttons and the buy box for your book?

2. Who controls your ISBN number if you want to republish or self-publish your work on other platforms?

3. What if your publisher of record stops distributing your work?

4. How do you compete with third party sellers of your hardback/paperback editions?

5. Should you purchase and resell your remaindered copies?

6. How can you ensure that future editions of your book inherit your customer reviews—especially those precious 5-star reviews?   

7. What are your best income producing options for self-publishing your work?

 

Dr. Joyce Starr has authored 25 books, published more than 70 titles & provided book coaching guidance to countless authors. Recently: "Thanks for all of your help in bringing AIM HIGH to life and for always believing in me." - from NBC fashion expert and author Sydney Sadick, "AIM HIGH" (2020); "You have been so inspiring and encouraging." - from Dr. Eva Klein, Professor of Psychiatry and author, "Love Later in Life" (October 2021)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Starr Publishing
• Release date: Jul 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201959586

Dr. Joyce Starr

Dr. Starr has authored twenty-five books - eight on your condo & HOA rights - including: Defend Your Condo & Homeowner Rights, Condo Mold, Condo Owners Versus Condo Renters and Smoke Free Condos. She won a landmark condominium rights case against her Board in 2006. As Board treasurer in 2011, she saved her Association over $50,000 by renegotiating a $1.7 million assessment loan for both mold remediation and balcony restoration, and she led a groundbreaking effort to ban smoking in condo units in 2012. Dr. Starr also undertook a two-year campaign to stop the use of Roundup on community property. With 18 members voting, she won by a single critical vote in 2020.

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1. Help, I Lost My Buy Buttons

Dear Author: Let's face it. Authors receive ridiculously low royalties and payments for all the hard work and time invested. Can you name another profession where the majority receive pennies on the dollar for their time, or where their investment often ceases to produce financial benefits after only a year or two? 

You slaved for months or perhaps years to bring your beloved book baby to life. You invested incalculable time, energy and funds promoting your book through your website, blogging, social media posts and ads. You suffered sleepless nights over the book title, cover image and fonts.

You’ve anticipated nearly every challenge imaginable—except for the burning questions included in this book.

1. Who controls the buy buttons for your book?

2. Who controls your ISBN number if you want to republish or self-publish your work on other platforms?

3. What if your publisher of record stops distributing your work?

4. How do you compete with third party sellers of your hardback or paperback editions?

5. Should you purchase and resell your remaindered copies?

6. How can you ensure that future editions of your book inherit your customer reviews—especially those precious 5-star reviews? 

7. What are your best income producing options for self-publishing your work?

2. The Buy Box

Amazon controls more than 80 percent of the eBook sales market in the United States and the United Kingdom. Amazon also controls 50 percent or more of the American paperback market. Over 65 percent of consumers reportedly start their product search on Amazon and over 80 percent of those prospective buyers are likely to make a purchase. Amazon refers to your buy buttons as