Omnibus vs Anthology

Yeah, have a few more anthologies on the way, but also some omnibuses... similar to Pym, will collect similar-themed fiction by different authors (usually). I just finished the ocr correction for The Devil-Tree of El Dorado, and am almost done with Vampires of the Andes, so will publish them together, I think. With separate books, I'd have to ask $13.95 minimum for the fiction, while I can put two novels together for $19.95 and save the reader some money (and still make a profit). The omnibus also allows me to market more effectively on Amazon, as the book won't be automatically shuttled as an alternative paperback for a current title by another publisher.

Compare When You Shop

I suspect most people know this, but make sure you check discounts at both Amazon and B&N when planning to buy a title. They discount books differently, at least when a title first comes out. I put a 40% wholesale discount on one recent text, and B&N now discounts it 20%; Amazon has no discount, and they probably won't put one on until a few initial copies have sold there. (Looks like copies sold for that title have all been through B&N...) On the other hand, once a title has sold a number of copies on Amazon, you might get better discounts there. (And, if the Mussels book is any indication, the discounting can change drastically back and forth...)

Currently working on: Just finished the layout for Al Spoo's Nature Notes, Volume 1. Now for volume 2...

Revision: Shadows from a Veiled Creation

I've sent a revision for the text of my early anthology, Shadows from a Veiled Creation. This will bring the text block into my current margin/text block preferences. The old one was too close to the edges, really. Also, my prior notion on the copyright status for Charles Williams' short story in the US was incorrect, and that has been corrected (and appropriate permissions acquired). This means I can open the book up to the UK/European market as well. (And, there's been a price increase to put it in line with my current strategy. It'll be $19.95 for the 504 page book.)

Anthologies

I've gotten a bit side-tracked putting out some themed classic scifi / fantasy short story anthologies... I've got several more I want to do, but I'm going to try and focus on other things first. The main thing is, though, I'm trying to put out as many books as possible before the end of the year. Anthologies are better than straight reprints, as they don't have the same direct competition title-wise on Amazon. (Put out a common reprint with the same title as everyone else's and there's a good chance no one will even see your book on searches; it will get shoved into a "paperback" option if it's seen at all.) But, of course, the market isn't as large for fiction as it is for non-fiction (for POD's with minimal marketing, anyway). Anthologies and reprints are also quicker to put together and publish, of course, compared to the editing process for publishing other authors, and research/writing of my own material.

Out of the Sand: Egyptian SciFi / Fantasy

Just sent to the printer: Out of the Sand: Mummies, Pyramids, and Egyptology in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy. (Maybe it's just me, but I think I created an inadvertent optical illusion, placing the subtitle over wavy sand lines; makes them look a bit crooked.)

Pym

Sent to the printer: Pym, which includes both Poe's A Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (including all figures, not found in several recent Gutenberg-based reprints), and Jules Verne's sequel, An Antarctic Mystery.

Flora Curiosa

Sent to the printer... Flora Curiosa: Cryptobotany, Mysterious Fungi, Sentient Trees, and Deadly Plants in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy