There’s no way a traditional publisher could have gotten the book out by today. As noted, today is the 150 th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War. I see the book deals every day in PW, and just shake my head at the pub dates: 2013, 2014.Īnother reason I made the decision to publish Duty, Honor, Country myself was timing. It’s where things are going to be a year from now. Not only was I wrong, but here’s the thing authors need to understand: it isn’t as much about what’s happening NOW in publishing. A month ago, I had to publicly admit I Was Wrong and You Were Right. I just couldn’t believe what you were selling. As you know, a year ago I was questioning your numbers. My first book came out in 1991 and it’s now over 45 titles later, over four million sold, and I’m more excited than I’ve ever been as a writer.
I’ve also hit all the bestseller lists, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, but that doesn’t equate directly to the bottom line. Martins, and my last three book deals with them totaled over a million dollars, so I’m walking away from something significant. I’ve had the same publisher as the one who wanted to sign Barry, St. I won’t go into the math as that’s been done many times, and you and Barry Eisler laid it all out clearly here. My next book, the epic Duty, Honor, Country, a Novel of West Point & the Civil War is live today on Amazon Kindle. That’s the reason I’ve made the switch from traditional publishing to self-publishing. Instead of looking at was, I’m looking forward at will be. That was my Special Forces experience and I’m applying it to my writing career. In the Green Berets, we were always looking ahead, preparing for what would be, rather than what was. In the military, it’s a maxim that every army is always prepared to fight the last war, not the next one. I appreciate the opportunity to blog here today, as it’s a very special occasion, not only being the 150 th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War, but the continuation of a new era for myself and other authors.
I asked bestselling author Bob Mayer to give me a blog post about his decision to self-publish, and was pleased to get this response.
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