Sorry to hear that your books didn't sell as well as expected. Is it a case of having a small print run and then ending up with a load of books stuck in storage?
I've been looking into Publish On Demand, which I think works on a similar principle to your Ampcast CDs. Once your book is edited and the cover illustration is ready, a POD publisher will create a computer 'template', and the technology is such that they can knock out as many books as is ordered: So if a book shop orders 100 copies they can print 100, but if only one person orders a copy they will print up just the one and ship it out. Just to see what the quality is like I ordered a paperback called JAY & ME by W. Royce Adams (Unlimited Publishing), and I'm amazed by the quality - it's as good as any traditionally printed paperback!
The system falls somewhere between self publishing and vanity publishing. With most companies *you* pay *them* to produce the template, but unlike with a vanity publisher, if the book doesn't sell well you're not left with boxes of books. Another bonus is that the book never goes out of print.
I only mention it because I might take the plunge with a project I'm developing (not Anne Droyd, I hasten to add). The company Publish America actually *pay you*. I think it's some ridiculous advance like one dollar, but at least you don't pay them. In that sense, they are like a tradional publisher - the downside is you have to convince them your venture is worthwhile.
Something to look into for the future perhaps?
I've been looking into Publish On Demand, which I think works on a similar principle to your Ampcast CDs. Once your book is edited and the cover illustration is ready, a POD publisher will create a computer 'template', and the technology is such that they can knock out as many books as is ordered: So if a book shop orders 100 copies they can print 100, but if only one person orders a copy they will print up just the one and ship it out. Just to see what the quality is like I ordered a paperback called JAY & ME by W. Royce Adams (Unlimited Publishing), and I'm amazed by the quality - it's as good as any traditionally printed paperback!
The system falls somewhere between self publishing and vanity publishing. With most companies *you* pay *them* to produce the template, but unlike with a vanity publisher, if the book doesn't sell well you're not left with boxes of books. Another bonus is that the book never goes out of print.
I only mention it because I might take the plunge with a project I'm developing (not Anne Droyd, I hasten to add). The company Publish America actually *pay you*. I think it's some ridiculous advance like one dollar, but at least you don't pay them. In that sense, they are like a tradional publisher - the downside is you have to convince them your venture is worthwhile.
Something to look into for the future perhaps?
