Thanks for your welcome, Kazbates!
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Originally Posted by SpiderMatt
I mostly meant I'm interested in seeing the book myself to see how all this economic theory is presented in a fictional framework. It sounds like you're in agreement with a large part of Austrian Economics, which is definitely something with which I can get on board. :-) This is definitely a topic worthy of much more coverage than it receives by the news. I wish you all the best with the book and I hope you keep us posted.
Have you considered http://www.smashwords.com as an ebook retailer? The site is getting pretty popular on these boards because authors keep a larger percentage of their money than they would publishing through someone like Amazon and the site provides an array of popular formats sans DRM. I know that would be a popular decision around these parts, especially if you coupled that with a low price. If you really want to get it out there, you could always release it for free under the Creative Commons License. Your book would show up on a number of sites rather quickly, I'm sure. I understand why this isn't an appealing option for many authors, though. Publishing with Amazon isn't very popular because they take like 70% (I think that's what I read). It's something ridiculous. However, publishing with Amazon does give you a larger potential readership. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to put it both on Smashwords and Amazon (and any other site you desire). |
Actually, yes SpiderMatt, I will likely offer the book on smashwords.com, among other places. I'm a little concerned about their automated ebook software... I still have to look into that further. From a smattering of books I checked on their site, the formatting often looks rather ragged. I want the book to look good and to read well. I'm wondering if they'll accept an upload that I format myself, probably using Calibre (based on other recommendations I've seen here in the forums).
I'll also be offering it at my own site at a substantial discount to retail. (Amazon and others keep such a big piece of the pie, as you know.) I was also thinking about offering a direct affiliate program, to reward others willing to help distribute it. Can you tell me whether this is something that has any chance of gaining traction?
Yes, you're correct. I'm definitely heavily influenced by the Austrian school. I was (and am) a big fan of Murray Rothbard in particular. I actually met and chatted with him one time about 10 years before he died. He was a character! He was this little, fat Jewish guy with this high squeaky voice... and a mind like a library. The man was brilliant, and at the same time he was a walking caricature of himself. I thoroughly enjoyed that conversation and remember it vividly.