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On this weeks special episode of Samcast, while the crew is on vacation for a week we have an interview for you! Samuel had the chance recently to sit down with Samcast crew member Kevin Draper and ask him all about his new book These Midnight Streets, how he got his inspiration to write in the first place, and how the independent publishing process works from the inside.
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music by Derek K. Miller at http://www.penmachine.com/
Artwork by Kevin Draper
Congrats to Kevin on publishing his book. I wish him the best in his endeavors! I read his book’s description and it does seem very intriguing. I would like, however, to offer some advice from someone who, though not a master at the self-publishing scene, has published two books via Amazon. Self-publishing has really taken off over the last few years, but there is one thing that has pretty much become the norm. Unless you are a well established author (i.e. ten or more books published and well received), the price point for a self-published book is going to be between $.99 and $2.99. Pricing a first time novel at $9.99 typically yields very little in sales. How-to ebooks generally can withstand higher pricing whereas tradition works of fiction, science fiction, fantasy, etc. work better in the lower price ranges – until you’ve become a mainstream author.
I will admit as of this posting I have not listened to this episode, but I merely wanted to share my own experiences in the self-publishing world and the tidbits that I’ve picked in the self-publishing groups that I belong to.
Again, congratulations to Kevin and good luck on this and future writing endeavors! May he become a breakout runaway success!