Independent (Indie) authors are not a new phenomenon, but
they are a hard-working one. As Indie authors, we write our books, have trouble
finding anyone to beta read them for us, seldom have money to hire an editor,
struggle with our cover art, find it nearly impossible to get a reviewer to
even glance at our books, and do all of our own publicity, promotion, and
marketing. This is not something that we do until we find someone to offer us a
contract – this is a conscious decision we’ve made to do for ourselves that
which we’d have to do regardless (especially promotion, which publishers rarely
do anyway). We do it so big publishing doesn’t take our money and give us
nothing in return. We do it because we do not want to give up rights to
something on which we’ve worked so hard. And we do it because we want to offer
you a convenient, quality product for an excellent price.
Indie authors try to bring their readers something fresh,
fun, and different. Please help your Indie authors:
— Buy our books! That makes it possible for us to
continue to produce them;
— If you like them, please go back to the retailer from
which you bought them and review them for us. That helps us more than you could
know;
— If you like them, please tell your friends, relatives,
nail tech, lawn care guy, anyone you can find, about our books. Recommend them.
— If you’re in a book circle, always contact an Indie
author to see if you can get free or discounted books to use in your circle.
Many would love to help you out. If they help you out, please have circle
members review the book(s) to help us out;
— If you see our books being pirated, please let us know.
We worked weekends, holidays, and through vacations (if we even get one) to put
these books out, so please tell us if you see them being stolen.
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