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gabriella
 19 Mar 2010, 18:52 #84176 Reply To Post
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware...

Here are several publishing-related items that caught my eye over the past week.

Paying for Shelf Space

The Boulder Bookstore, in Boulder, CO, is selling shelf space to self-published authors, the Nieman Journalism Lab reports.

The store charges its consignment authors according to a tiered fee structure: $25 simply to stock a book (five copies at a time, replenished as needed by the author for no additional fee); $75 to feature a book for at least two weeks in the “Recommended” section; and $125 to, in addition to everything else, mention the book in the store’s email newsletter, feature it on the Local Favorites page of the store’s website for at least 60 days, and enable people to buy it online for the time it’s stocked in the store.

And for $255 — essentially, the platinum package — the store will throw in an in-store reading and book-signing event.

In addition, the store takes a 40% cut of sales.

Read more here:

Writer Beware post
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sep4475
 25 Mar 2010, 23:12 #84832 Reply To Post
Quote: gabriella, Friday, 19 Mar 2010 18:52
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware...

Here are several publishing-related items that caught my eye over the past week.

Paying for Shelf Space

The Boulder Bookstore, in Boulder, CO, is selling shelf space to self-published authors, the Nieman Journalism Lab reports.

The store charges its consignment authors according to a tiered fee structure: $25 simply to stock a book (five copies at a time, replenished as needed by the author for no additional fee); $75 to feature a book for at least two weeks in the “Recommended” section; and $125 to, in addition to everything else, mention the book in the store’s email newsletter, feature it on the Local Favorites page of the store’s website for at least 60 days, and enable people to buy it online for the time it’s stocked in the store.

And for $255 — essentially, the platinum package — the store will throw in an in-store reading and book-signing event.

In addition, the store takes a 40% cut of sales.

Read more here:

Writer Beware post


I think the most cynical part is the $75 to appear in the 'recommended' section!
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