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Originally Posted by llreader
I wanted to look into a "joint venture" model, where author, editor and graphic artists (if applicable) each make their contributions to a novel in exchange for a percentage of the returns. No one gets any money up front.
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That might work, but unless you have a writer with an existing following, you might have a tough time convincing good people to accept the model. E.g. I'm a freelancer (not in publishing) and would never, ever work on spec with terms like that. Perhaps a 25% discount in exchange for a royalty could work, but I think you will find that a 100% discount is too much.
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Originally Posted by llreader
So, does it make a big difference to go without marketing? Can you get reviews from known authors / in known publications? Can you build an audience on your own?
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My feeling is that a self-published author may be able to build a small audience without paying for professional marketing. But I don't think book reviewers will touch a self-published book by an unknown; they're probably inundated with formally published works, let alone self-published titles.