The $1.99 Author is an informative and fun book for those who write books and people who think they might want to. It is also the book the publishing industry hopes you will not read.
The $1.99 Author offers a pragmatic look at today’s publishing options for both budding and previously published authors. Almost every conceivable publishing path is touched upon with the pros and cons of each laid bare. This book is free of sugar-coated empty promises of success. Instead, readers will be made to understand there is a ladder awaiting them, and The 1.99 Author shows us how to climb it safely without going broke, without getting taken, and without too many heartbreaks.
I recommend this book to any aspiring author who whats to know the truth about the publishing industry and can face the realities of becoming a professionally published author. As I said, it is not impossible but it is not easy. After reading The $1.99 Author at least you will be prepared.
You know that book promotional offer that looks too good to be true? Well, it is, and E. A. Barker tells you why--and how to avoid being scammed. The $1.99 Author maps out the money pits and time-sucks of the publishing industry. These are lessons I am grateful not to have to learn the hard way.
With self-deprecating humor and well-informed cynicism, this book gives aspiring authors an idea of what to expect (and tolerate) when marketing their work.
"Never have I ever seen an industry preying upon itself the way the book publishing industry does."
So, I've recently read a book that I think all indie authors should read...something about writing a sizzling synopsis. "The $1.99 Author" might be just as important of a book for upcoming indies. Actually, I wish this book would have been around before I started my self-publishing career, it would have put things into perspective.
First of all, it's hilarious. I mean it is generally funny, especially for anyone that has experience in this field. Secondly, its pessimism is like a breath of fresh air compared to all the smoke that has been blown up our indie asses by all the so-called self-help publishing gurus. On second thought, it's not pessimistic. It's actually closer to the truth than any other book about self-publishing.
The e-book will be publicly available December 1, 2021 on all the better retail and library e-book distribution sites.See the Press Release in the link below for more information.
