How self-publishing can elevate you.

Robin Jackson

Traditional Publishing

SELF-PUBLISHING

Self-publishing vs Traditional

E-books“We’re entering a new phase of rapid evolution in publishing”

Reading moving to screens

And to further complicate things• The devil’s in the e-details…

Ebook retailers – many more

E-book Royalties

Bookselling moving to the web

Brick &Mortar

Web

Today?

Ebooks to overtake print

Print books

Ebooks

Today?

Global ebook market to eclipse US market

Global

Today?

U.S.

Power of publishing shifting to authors

Author

Today?

Publisher

Number of books published indie vs. traditional

Indie books

Today?

New trad. books

Ebooks vs Print Books

Ghost Writer Charges

• Hourly: R500- R2500/hr• Per Word: R0.50-R5.00/word• Per Project/Book : R25,000 – R150,000

3 Different Ways a Ghost Writer Might Charge:

*Remember that if the client is a celebrity or a well known political person then the prices are much higher

Ghost writing and your rights• Copyright statutes provide that the creator of the work is the copyright owner• person hiring the ghost writer will own the copyright.• must be a written agreement because copyrights cannot be transferred

verbally• include in their written contract a provision that the ghost writer is assigning

his copyright to the author

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