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K.M. Carroll's avatar

Good advice! I wish people would shout this from the rooftops instead of dooming and glooming "it takes 10k to publish an indie book because editing and cover art is expensive". Sure, if you're *stupid* and go through a vanity press. Trade for edits with another author. Premade cover art is often cheap, especially if you can catch a sale. Some people swear by AI art. Befriend an artist. There's lots of ways to keep your bottom line very low, and I'm annoyed at these gurus touting the same outdated advice (while charging 600$ a course).

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Brian Niemeier's avatar

Thank you, David, for sharing this valuable information - especially giving the straight dope on copyright. Every new author needs to read this post.

One thing, re: book launch dates, while the points you cited against choosing a particular release day are valid, choice of launch day can make a difference if you're doing a newletter promotion. Data from the big mailing list services show that people are most likely to open emails on Tuesdays at 9 AM, with Thursdays and Wednesdays at the same time being the 2nd and 3rd highest email-opening times. Food for thought!

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