Your questions seem to be centered on two major publishing phases, namely (1) the cost of publishing with Wordclay compared to other publishing companies, and (2) what marketing strategies will earn a self-published author the highest royalties.

To properly address your questions, here’s what I’m planning. Tomorrow, Wordbot will do a blog post comparing the cost of Wordclay to other publishers, including traditional publishers and other self-publishing companies. So too, another avatar named “Doubting Thomas” will address your marketing questions at another ASI blog AuthorTreeHouse (http://authortreehouse.com), which primarily deals with various marketing costs and strategies.

Sorry to delay a thorough response for another business day, but rest assured, we’ll address your questions to the best of our abilities tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for the questions, and if you want a real time discussion with a Wordclay representative, remember you can always connect with us via Live Chat at http://www.wordclay.com.

-Justin

Here’s some information regarding your question about activity books and their marketability. First, yes, you can definitely publish activity books. You would have insert your the pictures of your crosswords or coloring pictures into your Word document in order for our publishing wizard to size them correctly, but you can easily publish these kinds of books through Wordclay.

As for your questions about the marketability of your activity book, distribution definitely wouldn’t hurt your sales - that’s for sure. Really, whether activity books or short story collections, it all depends on how you market them and what resources you have at your disposal.

If you’re a teacher or a children’s counselor, an activity book by you may be easy to market. But say you have a more literary background and connections within the writing industry, a collection may be the simpler one to promote on your end.

Unfortunately, there’s no way to determine which genre or type of book is more marketable. There are factors such as: the background of the author, the publishing climate of the world, what’s in the news, what events are happening, what media connections you have, etc.

You may first want to take an inventory of your resources and your experience before you choose which to publish, and base your decision on what you personally believe you’ll have the most success with, and which you’ll likely have more fun promoting.

Thanks for the great question!

-Justin

I think this website will do great. I love the Writing Prompts in the sidebar. The weekly stuff will really motivate some people. I always think it’s interesting to integrate bloggers with “writers.”

Anyway, will keep an eye on this site.

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-ApoRia

If you’re looking for information on mass publishing through Wordclay, you can always browse the Wordclay Web site. Or you can just ask specific questions on the blog - whichever makes you more comfortable.

I’m not sure what information you’re looking for now, but it seems as though you’re considering publishing with Wordclay. All you would need, as you know, is a manuscript at least 48 pages long that you can run through the wizard. You can publish and set up a basic cover for free, and Wordclay gives you distribution through our bookstore.

But if you wanted “mass” distribution (as in global distribution), you would have to purchase one of the distribution packages through the Services Store on Wordclay.

If you’re just looking for mass printing (as in, you want a great deal of copies for yourself and to use for your own purposes), just publish with Wordclay and order as many copies as you would like. We do give volume discounts, so you can speak with a representative via Live Chat to get a quote after you publish.

I hope that helps. If not, feel free to ask via Live Chat or just post another comment on the blog. Thanks again for your interest.

I’m not sure how old your daughter is, but she can go through the wizard, and you and her and go through the publishing wizard together. When we ask for a pen name, however, just be sure to put hers (as in your daughter’s name).

The catch is that you would need at least 48 pages to publish. That’s what the printing industry requires for a book to be bound. If she has 48 pages (or more) worth the poetry, great. If not, you can always insert blank pages, if you’d like.

If your only concern is protecting the poem from plagiarism, then you can always get what’s called the “poor man’s copyright”. All you need to do is mail the poem to yourself (or your daughter), and don’t open the letter when it arrives. The Federal Postal stamp and date will act as a copyright so long as the letter remains unopened.