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J. A. Konrath Quotes
J. A. Konrath Quotes
J. A. Konrath
American
Writer
Born:
1970
Amazon
Because
Book
Money
Readers
You
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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.
J. A. Konrath
Book
Google
Pen
Name
Names
Message
Read
Go
Off
Reviews
Boards
Turned
We all need to focus on our writing. Because the millions of readers out there don't care about your blog.
J. A. Konrath
Writing
Care
Focus
Our
Out
About
Readers
Because
Blog
Your
Millions
Need
Because we self-published 'Draculas,' we control the rights. Not just for now, but forever.
J. A. Konrath
Rights
Control
Because
Forever
Just
Now
Authors need to decide if they want to keep forever to themselves, or share forever with a publisher who takes over half the cover price.
J. A. Konrath
Half
Price
Share
Takes
Over
Cover
Forever
Authors
Want
Decide
Themselves
Who
Keep
Publisher
Need
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.
J. A. Konrath
Editing
Design
Earn
Once
Those
Out
Sunk
Costs
Hire
Cover
Fixed
Paid
I enjoy writing. Publishing... not so much. I've been lucky to work with some very talented people in the publishing world, and the print industry has allowed me to write full time.
J. A. Konrath
Work
Time
Me
People
Writing
World
Enjoy
Some
Write
Allowed
Talented
Talented People
Industry
Print
Been
Very
Much
Full
Full-Time
Lucky
Publishing
I just try to write entertaining books that are easily identifiable.
J. A. Konrath
Try
Books
Easily
Entertaining
Write
Just
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.
J. A. Konrath
Good
You
Game
Book
Competition
Sum
Price
Writers
Well
Another
Cover
Sell
Low
Product
Good Book
Description
Zero
When a single author uploading his own books to Amazon can earn more money than a large N.Y. publisher exploiting both print and e-rights, there's something amiss.
J. A. Konrath
Money
Single
Own
Earn
Books
Something
More
Both
Print
His
Amazon
Than
Author
Exploiting
Large
Publisher
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.
J. A. Konrath
Buy
You
Paper
Press
Cases
Delivered
Cheaper
Instantly
Preferable
Them
Many
Button
The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.
J. A. Konrath
Archaic
Industry
Inefficient
Publishing
My grandchildren will be making money from the stories I write and sell as eBooks because they will continue to be making money.
J. A. Konrath
Money
Will
Write
Because
Making
Making Money
Continue
Sell
Stories
Grandchildren
I doubt I'll ever have another traditional print deal.
J. A. Konrath
Doubt
Print
Another
Deal
Traditional
Ever
If a traditional publisher offered me a quarter of a million dollars for a novel, I'd consider it. But anything less than that, I'm sure I can do better on my own.
J. A. Konrath
Me
Better
Own
Consider
My Own
Sure
Quarter
Traditional
Dollars
Offered
Than
Anything
Less
Novel
Publisher
Million
Million Dollars
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