Comments on: publishing for the amateur crafter http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/ handcraft in a hectic world Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:08:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Sister Diane http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-164964 Sister Diane Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:22:24 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-164964 Awesome roundup, Maitreya - thank you! Awesome roundup, Maitreya - thank you!

]]> By: Maitreya http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-161373 Maitreya Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:33:35 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-161373 Thanks for good advice on the finances angle, Weeks. That's certainly one aspect that I am very not qualified to cover since I've definitely been in the "gee whiz, I'm going to be in a book!" camp that didn't ask any questions up front. And thanks to everyone who posted PDF tips! Thanks for good advice on the finances angle, Weeks. That’s certainly one aspect that I am very not qualified to cover since I’ve definitely been in the “gee whiz, I’m going to be in a book!” camp that didn’t ask any questions up front.

And thanks to everyone who posted PDF tips!

]]> By: Weeks http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-160895 Weeks Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:08:58 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-160895 One publisher told us that we were the only ones who ever really negotiated a royalty agreement for our books. She said that everyone is just so grateful to have a book that they don't think about the finances. Don't give away your royalties and make sure you really get paid. Typically you get paid different royalty rates for different types of sales. You get one rate for distributors, a different rate for discounters or clubs, a different rate for wholesalers and a different rate if you sell it yourself. Ask that your royalty statement breakdown exactly how they got to the figure on the check. Make sure your contract gives you the right to have an independent party inspect their sales records of your book. When you see a royalty schedule, put it on your calendar and follow-up. You'd never imagine how hard it can be to get paid. One publisher told us that we were the only ones who ever really negotiated a royalty agreement for our books. She said that everyone is just so grateful to have a book that they don’t think about the finances. Don’t give away your royalties and make sure you really get paid. Typically you get paid different royalty rates for different types of sales. You get one rate for distributors, a different rate for discounters or clubs, a different rate for wholesalers and a different rate if you sell it yourself. Ask that your royalty statement breakdown exactly how they got to the figure on the check. Make sure your contract gives you the right to have an independent party inspect their sales records of your book. When you see a royalty schedule, put it on your calendar and follow-up. You’d never imagine how hard it can be to get paid.

]]> By: planetjune http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-158052 planetjune Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:47:30 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-158052 To make the pdfs for my crochet patterns, I use PDF Creator. You can use it to generate PDFs from any Windows program (you just press print, and it 'prints' to PDF. And - even better - it's FREE! http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ To make the pdfs for my crochet patterns, I use PDF Creator. You can use it to generate PDFs from any Windows program (you just press print, and it ‘prints’ to PDF. And - even better - it’s FREE! http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/

]]> By: futuregirl http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-156786 futuregirl Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:04:36 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-156786 To make my multipage PDF in Illustration, I bought Easy PDF. It, supposedly, enables most programs to "print" to a PDF format. It works great - and it's only $15. What's better than that? http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/index.htm To make my multipage PDF in Illustration, I bought Easy PDF. It, supposedly, enables most programs to “print” to a PDF format. It works great - and it’s only $15. What’s better than that?

http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/index.htm

]]> By: edgegallery http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-156051 edgegallery Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:50:37 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-156051 Great selections and work! I, also, had to plug my own DIY children's book, Emily and Mr. Nelson. It's at http://www.lulu.com/content/876521 and is about how a rainy day and a wet dog, Mr. Nelson, gives Emily an idea. She will make him a raincoat. This book comes with a paper doll and paper dog with three outfits each. :) Great selections and work!

I, also, had to plug my own DIY children’s book, Emily and Mr. Nelson. It’s at http://www.lulu.com/content/876521

and is about how a rainy day and a wet dog, Mr. Nelson, gives Emily an idea. She will make him a raincoat. This book comes with a paper doll and paper dog with three outfits each. :)

]]> By: Joda http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-155974 Joda Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:07:15 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-155974 Thank you so much for posting this info. Some really great information and links! Thank you so much for posting this info. Some really great information and links!

]]> By: Miss Sassy http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-155657 Miss Sassy Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:33:21 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-155657 What a great post. Thanks for all of these links! What a great post. Thanks for all of these links!

]]> By: daniela http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-155465 daniela Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:30:17 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/25/publishing-for-the-amateur-crafter/#comment-155465 great post. thanks for the info: really valuable. daniela great post.
thanks for the info: really valuable.
daniela

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