The word free has several meanings. There is free
as in free will to do something. There is freedom, the right to do as you
please, There is free, as in no cost. It seems the world of publishing
experiences all three.
We have freedom of expression. One can write,
publish, and push their book all that they want. Authors can self-publish or
they can seek to be published by others.
Authors can promote, at no cost to themselves,
or others, by doing free speaking engagements, free webinars, and posting free
content on free social media platforms. Authors, if they so choose, can even
give their books away for free.
Writers express their free will over whether to
write, when to write, what to write about, and how to express themselves.
However, all of this free, free will, and
freedom has a price and is often paid by the writer. Today’s writer does not
make a lot of money and often could struggle just to break even on their
adventures in self-publishing and hybrid publishing. Further, because times
have changed and there is a book-banning, censoring, cancel culture force out
there, one’s ability to just write what they want and expect to see it in print
is fading.
Many writers enjoy the act of writing and feel
they offer something of value. Unfortunately, society, as much as it enjoys
books, doesn’t value them too highly when it comes to its wallet. Too many
readers are downloading free books from authors or the library, or may part
with a buck to buy a used book or digital daily deal at a place like Book Bub.
For writers to survive, society needs to give
back and help them afford to be our creative souls. There are several leading
crowdsource sites that authors could and should use to raise funds for their
book projects. They can help supplement an author’s income and make a
difference in whether a book gets published. Is book publishing free? You decide.
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About Brian Feinblum
Brian Feinblum should be followed on Twitter
@theprexpert. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2023. Born and
raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and
Ferris, a black lab rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer
and IBPA’s The Independent. This
award-winning blog has generated over 3.3 million pageviews. With 4,400+ posts
over the past dozen years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by
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as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by
www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades,
including 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book
publicity firm, and two jobs at two independent presses, Brian has worked with
many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with
best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen,
Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard,
Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C.
Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He recently hosted a
panel on book publicity for Book Expo America, and has spoken at ASJA,
Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction
Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland)
Writers Association, APEX, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association.
His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA
Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester)
and The Washington Post. He has been featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.
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