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Book Manufacturing and Pre-Orders
It's Friday! Wooooo hooooo! I just wanted to say hello to everyone and say thank you SO MUCH for all your support. I really do think about my website, my yahoogroup, and all my supportive friends every day.
I am working very closely with a "Book Manufacturer" -- what you all might know as a printer. The publishing industry calls it "Book Manufacturing" because not every "printer" makes books. Anyway, I am using a very nice, very accomodating Book Manifacturer in Kansas. After I decided to decline the offer from the small publisher, deciding effectively to self-publish (again), I knew I would go back to this particular company.
I emailed my contact to try to knock down the price of printing, and they did (a little bit). I don't know if you all know, but I am poor. LOL. Self-publishing is ex-pen-sive. It really means a lot to me that this company is helping me find ways to lower the cost of printing without sacrificing the quality of the book.
You should also know that no matter how low they make the price, well, unless it is free (ha ha) that I will STILL be relying heavily on pre-orders to finance the book. I am not trying to make a profit, folks. My objective is simply to be published, to have my work available to YOU all, to have the story of Adrian Collins told. Therefore, when I start taking pre-orders, I am really going to need all of you to come through for me! February 1 is the date I will start accepting orders on the website, so mark your calendars!
Also, if you know any philanthropists who consider themeselves patrons of the arts, show them my website and tell them how poor I am. :-D Donations are ALWAYS welcome!
So, to sum it up: Working on an agreement with the book manufacturer, pre-orders will be taken on February 1, and TELL PEOPLE!!!!
The Book is LAZARUS.
The Author is RASHID DARDEN.
The website is OLDGOLDSOUL!!!!!
God bless!!!
Posted by Rashid on November 19, 2004 7:58 AM