Aspiring author of adult speculative fiction. Current main WIP in the first book in a multi-POV urban fantasy series. It is my baby. I hate it and love it. Send help. Secondary projects include epic fantasy, fairytale-inspired fantasy, sci-fi, dystopian, contemporary, and historical fiction.
Do you know if I need a vendors license to purchase a personal copy of my book? It took me forever to figure out the formatting process, and when I went to finally buy it an error came up and I’m trying to figure out why 😭
I'm currently in the process of getting the first third of my stories first draft printed as a personal keepsake reviewed -- This video answered the few questions I had left about the whole process! I obviously don't want to sell it, because it's far from a completed story--But, I'd like to have my entire draft printed out for reference later when I decide to rewrite the story in the future! Plus, it'll be fun to look at on my shelf.
My book comes out tomorrow, The Lutheran Chase. I haven't seen it in real person before, so I hope they have it at my local B&N stores tomorrow, after a few pre-orders from my family and friends. An amazing accomplishment for me in the last few years. Whenever I didn't do film photography, or hockey. I finally pushed myself for me to write my debut novel, in which I've learned from Brian Russell. I released my book through B&N as a pre-order, I learned from how to do it and finally come out as an rookie author. Thank you so much!
@@DawnKozak Just wanted to Update on my Book, The quality of my book, looks amazing even in real person. Thank you for the informed video. I am so glad that I get to write my novel
I'm not sure. If you hand it out to people to know and trust, it shouldn't be an issue not to include. If you are super concerned though, I would consult with someone who specializes in copyright. Sorry that I don't have a better answer for you!
hi, do I have to become a vendor to be able to print personal projects? it went under review and it was accepted, but now it's just stuck on "off sale," and there's no option to purchase. I don't really know what steps to take from here
Fantastic video, thank you so much! I'm looking to make some keepsakes as Christmas presents for this year, and I couldn't make sense of B&N's margin information. I was going to buy Scrivener as well, but I found settings that will work in Apple Pages, so savings there too.
A movie is in production of this book. Not too sure how far into the production. On the author's website, it stated that covid postponed everything. I enjoyed the book. Definitely my area of interest.
And B&N's printers are better than mine, yes? Because my printer when I printed my cover for a binder version of my book for annotations was covered in lines.
I came up with the idea of making personalized children's books for my 4 nephews and nieces about the same age( 5-7). I wanted the book to tell a story about the (real-life) adventures we have done together such as zip-lining, hiking, pools, and ice skating, etc. Long story short, with the help of ChatGPT, I was able to prompt it to help me create a narrative for a kid's book based on the adventures I was providing. I used Canva Magic Media (their AI) to create images (cartoon-like and playful) based on the story I was telling. It came out so cute! Now you have helped me tremendously with the details, such as the blank pages and margins. I was afraid the pictures were going to print on the other side of the page and not side by side with the narrative. I have never in my life made a book. My nephews and nieces have inspired me and you guided me through this fun creative journey! Thank youuuu! Now ready to upload to Barnes & Noble Press!
How is it different from Amazon Print on Demand,.I.m.wondering . I haveva novel needing just a vit more typing and am aboutready to submit my ms copyrighti g it of course .
I've watched four RU-vid reviews of the book and yours is the best. I saw the film on DVD a couple of years back and then bought the book. I have very recently re-watched the film 4 times (including 3 times in one week) and have nearly finished my second reading of the book. Elizabeth's letters are, as you say, so down-to-earth and so funny, often in a self-effacing or self-deprecatory way and I, too, have laughed out loud. The film adaptation has certain inevitable compromises when compared with the novel but has been brilliantly cast and stands on its own merits. I'm 75 and I would now place it in my all-time top ten films. I love the book so much, too, that I've ordered a second-hand copy of the hardback to sit alongside the paperback.
Hey, thanks for this video! I'm definitely looking to do this someday soon but have a question. Once you create your book does it mean that Barnes and Noble would then have the rights to the content in your book? Or would a person still be able to one day use their content to give to a different publisher to see is they will actually publish it? Also, could you possibly use the book you created as a manuscript to give to other publishers? I would appreciate any information you could provide. Again, thank you for this video. It gets me excited to try to get some of my writing in print. Best wishes and a happy new years to you 😊
I just bought his second book Potevka’s Gifts at D.I. today. It is signed by the author. Looking forward to reading it. I’ll have to look for his first one now because of your race review. My favorite book is called Sarah’s Quilt and the first book is These is My Words.
Hey there!! I was wondering if it would be okay to print a fanfiction using this method. I wrote the fanfiction myself, mentioned both on the cover and in the inside of the book that it is a fanfiction, and am not going to sell the fanfiction. I would just really like a physical copy of the book I spent so long writing! Can I get in trouble for this even with the precautions? (Also, great video!)
As long as you print a personal copy only and don't try to self-publish, I assume you would be fine! However, I am no legal expert. If you are worried, definitely reach out to B&N Press support and see if they can provide better info. Good luck!!! :D
Hi Dawn. Thank you for posting this video. It's been helpful to me while I'm playing around with B&N Press. I might delve into a self-published book at some point. By the way, is a copy of your book The Elf & Goblin for sale? I'd be interested in reading it. Thank you for your continued videos.
I'm so glad it was helpful! The Elf and the Goblin is not published yet, but thank you for your interest!! I go back and forth between wanting to query it to agents or going the self-publishing route. I'm currently working on the fifth (yikes lol) draft, which will go to beta readers in 2023. :D
Hi Jay! I've only used B&N Press to print personal copies, so I can't speak on what it's like self-publishing through them. Definitely go with your gut if you're seeing a lot of negative reviews. A lot of indie authors use Amazon with a lot of success. Check out Bethany Atazadeh's channel. She has a lot of super great videos about self-publishing. :)
He'll im just curious as to how to correctly format my book to a suitable format for B&N press? Would yo have any insight or recommendations. Thank you.
Hello, saw your video and decided to take this route to publish a book for personal use. Thank you for breaking down the process and showing me it’s not as intimidating or as difficult as one might think it would be. Are you required to create a vendor profile just to print a personal copy? even if you don’t have intention of selling? Thank you in advance!
"the story as it is" is such an interesting way of putting it: there are authors who editorialize, and you think about those stories, and realize.... that's not really AS IT IS, because, well, they're editorializing, rather than giving it to you straight, moments at a time, unbothered by the meddling of opinions. it's interesting because this brings to mind questions about POV, how close the perspective is. particularly if it's third person, there is a spectrum; whereas, if it's first person, there's far less of a range of options for what one can do to make it work (in the traditional understanding of first person, anyway--one can go experimental to this end, but, if we're talking about a straightforward first person, you pretty much have to close in on your scene and also give the character's feelings about what happens in the scene).
Hi! Probably way too late to be helpful, but just in case: bleed did not come into play when I printed this book because I did a soft cover. If you do hardcover, it's a bit more complicated.
