Robin Hamilton wrote>
The rules have changed -- we don't +need+ to be tied down to Large Print
Runs To Make A Profit, or Grant Subsidies To Survive.
Because -- the third point of the tripod -- there's a now a Distribution
Mechanism, word-of-mouth through the Lists.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Agreed Rob if you only want to sell twenty or so copies.
Personally, I don't look to make a profit. I only want a continuing trickle
of sales that will fund the next book. However, as the ethos of Arrowhead is
to provide a platform to allow new authors to progress from the 'pamphlet'
stage to a first full collection, I am on slippery ground if not the edges
of a quicksand. I need at least two hundred sales of each book just to keep
my head above water, especially as grant money is very elusive these days.
Sometimes I wonder why I do this. <Sigh>
Roger.
|