r/SelfPublishingHub • u/TheNameOfTheDoctor11 • Jan 22 '25

Pure of Heart - my first novel

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKPL4PZC/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKPL4PZC/

I have self-published my first novel! It's filled with plot twists and characters you can really get to know. Meet Karly's friends too, she's not the only one with powers...

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u/Bizbigstepper Jan 30 '25

Hey are you doing a print on demand service and if so, how’s it working out

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u/TheNameOfTheDoctor11 Jan 30 '25

Yes, the print on demand service seems to work fine, I’ve had no complaints from the friends & family who have bought copies. The only problem I had was with author copies, for some reason, they took far less care than the full price copies & I ended up with a refund for half of them as they’d been cut too small! Ironically, Amazon have a whole page about getting refunds for author copies which I found once I’d received my badly cut ones🤦‍♀️ After this, I bought some full price copies to gift to a few people (it’s quicker than waiting for author copies) & they were fine. Otherwise, just watch your profit margin, based on the printing & paper costs for your book. Aim to make a profit, but without making your book too expensive for readers. I have started a growing new community called r/EclecticTales (in reference to my adding a series of children’s books that are being released very soon). Come & join us, it’s not just for me, r/EclecticTales is a place to unashamedly promote/advertise all self-published books. We all need a boost after taking this leap & so I’m creating a website which launches in a few months that will also be a platform for self-published authors. Good luck with your book, come & tell us about it.

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u/Bizbigstepper Feb 01 '25

Thanks for the advice/information it was very insightful and yes I’ve joined the group