No, it's self-published. I didn't shop A Rational Arrangement to any publishers, in part because of its length: it is about twice the maximum length that any publisher I've seen will look at from a new author, and in part because of its genre: I am not aware of any publishers looking for polyamorous second-world fantasy romance.
Sofawolf, for instance, would split a book of this length into two volumes, and I think that would be a grave disservice to both the book and readers.
Also, based on what I've heard about small presses, RA has already made more money for me self-published than it would have through 95% of small press deals. :/
it might be worth looking into for a print run (maybe after the serial completes?)- you could retain electronic distribution rights. even in two volumes, it'd be easier for bookstores to carry (though they got digger into a single tome, so perhaps...).
it has giant talking cats! & sofawolf seems like they might be flexible on length for something this awesome that's done so well on its own.
They put Digger into a single volume because Ursula Vernon is orders of magnitude more popular than anyone else they've ever published. By contrast, they split MCA Hogarth's Godkin Griffin into two volumes. Having an ebook as one volume and a print edition as two is suboptimal (it's confusing to both readers and Amazon). OTOH, it's certainly true that print rights are not worth anything to me at the moment. If a publisher came to me and offered a print-only deal, I'd take it. Whether I have the spoons to put into looking for one is another questions. :|
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have you talked to sofawolf about publishing a bigger print run?
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Sofawolf, for instance, would split a book of this length into two volumes, and I think that would be a grave disservice to both the book and readers.
Also, based on what I've heard about small presses, RA has already made more money for me self-published than it would have through 95% of small press deals. :/
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it might be worth looking into for a print run (maybe after the serial completes?)- you could retain electronic distribution rights. even in two volumes, it'd be easier for bookstores to carry (though they got digger into a single tome, so perhaps...).
it has giant talking cats! & sofawolf seems like they might be flexible on length for something this awesome that's done so well on its own.
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