05/13/2024
I often have authors express to me that they DO NOT WANT TO SELL THEIR BOOKS ON AMAZON. Here’s the deal: If you opt for another print-on-demand channel that promises to distribute your book to every single possible avenue so that you (and they) make the most money, those channels will 1) put your book on Amazon; 2) make your book available to the *very same* catalogs and distributors that Amazon reaches out to (Barnes and Noble, Books-a-Million, libraries, schools, etc.)
There are different tiers of royalty plans and distribution options for every channel, but if you want to stay off of Amazon, you’re probably going to have to print your book yourself and sell it out of your garage.
And then, a used book seller can put it on Amazon.
It can be a very tangled web.
I still believe that it’s the writing that is the most important, and that you should write your poems, your novel, your memoir, your cookbook.
I hope someday to take my own advice on this point.
