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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
Steve Jordan! I'd love to have your opinions on all of this!
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Actually, I'm wondering about my opinion on this too!
I'd contacted Sony about getting into the Connect store, but they hadn't gotten back to me yet (other than letting me know they'd received my inquiry). So all of this is news to me.
Right now, I'm on the fence. No, $200 to essentially get some great exposure for your book isn't bad. After all, it's Sony. It's a high-profile point to sell your e-books. If Amazon offered any author this opportunity, they'd jump at it. I'd consider it... a book at a time (otherwise, I'd be coughing up two grand for my 10 books!).
On the other hand, if I can provide (certified) proofread material, and can format the book myself, there should be a discounted price for someone like me. Or maybe a smaller cut from Sony. (Shyeah, right...)
And it does give rise to these questions: Can anybody with 2 C-notes get published? Is someone at Sony, or their formatting contractor, going to be judging what does and does not make the cut? And if so, by what criteria?
I'd be willing to consider it... pending more info, like Sony's cut of the sales, terms of acceptable submissions, exclusivity contracts, DRM requirements (I'd still like to look into selling sans DRM), and any other servicing/administrative/"stocking" fees involved.