Words matter. These are the best J. A. Konrath Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.
I have turned off Google Alerts and don’t Google my name or my pen names. I don’t go on message boards. I don’t read my book reviews.
A company doesn’t have to compete with Amazon. A company can instead innovate in sectors Amazon doesn’t presently care about.
I’ve been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.
E-books are preferable to paper; they can be delivered instantly. In many cases, they’re cheaper; you can buy them with the press of a button.
Writers aren’t in competition with one another. It isn’t a zero sum game. If you have a good book, a good cover, a good product description, and a low price, you can sell well.
I love bookstores and booksellers. In my novel ‘Dirty Martini,’ I thanked over 3,000 booksellers by name in the back matter.
My grandchildren will be making money from the stories I write and sell as eBooks because they will continue to be making money.
Time is the ultimate long tail. Even with a big wad of money up front, if something sells forever, the back end is what ultimately counts.
I can hire out for editing, proofreading, formatting, and cover design, and those are fixed, sunk costs. Once those are paid, I can earn 70% on a self-pubbed ebook.
I just try to write entertaining books that are easily identifiable.
Together, Amazon and I are giving readers what they want – inexpensive, professional ebooks.
We all need to focus on our writing. Because the millions of readers out there don’t care about your blog.
I know dozens of authors who have had a lot of books published by New York, and they won’t ever take another Big 6 contract since they’ve gotten a taste of the freedom, control, and money self-publishing offers.
After 20 years, a million written words, and nine rejected novels, I finally landed a book contract.
My Kindle readers have been incredibly faithful fans.
No one was interested in picking up a midlist series, even though I have a decent fanbase and respectable numbers.
The business model – where books can be returned, and where a 50% sell-through is considered acceptable – is archaic and wasteful. Writers get small royalties, little say in how their books are marketed and sold, and simple things like cover and title approval are unheard of unless you’re a huge bestseller.
I doubt I’ll ever have another traditional print deal.
