A biography for J. A. Konrathhasn’t been written yet.
“I can hire out for editing, proofreading, formatting, and cover design, and those are fixed, sunk costs. Once those are paid, I can earn 70% on a self-pubbed ebook.”
“E-books are preferable to paper; they can be delivered instantly. In many cases, they're cheaper; you can buy them with the press of a button.”
“Authors need to decide if they want to keep forever to themselves, or share forever with a publisher who takes over half the cover price.”
“Publishers vet books, and they do a good job keeping out the low quality. But they also miss some good quality.”
“My grandchildren will be making money from the stories I write and sell as eBooks because they will continue to be making money.”
“Because we self-published 'Draculas,' we control the rights. Not just for now, but forever.”
“We each take up one virtual space per title... Virtual shelf life is forever. In a bookstore, you have anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to sell your title, and then it gets returned. This is a big waste of money, and no incentive at all for the bookseller to move the book.”
“I love bookstores and booksellers. In my novel 'Dirty Martini,' I thanked over 3,000 booksellers by name in the back matter.”
“I don't care what people are saying about me, good or bad, in blogs or on Twitter or in the media. There will always be people who don't like you and don't like your books. Ignore them.”
“The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.”
“When a single author uploading his own books to Amazon can earn more money than a large N.Y. publisher exploiting both print and e-rights, there's something amiss.”