Hello to everyone who is interested in this topic!
I'm Mashito, a new member of the Stage 32 platform.
I am a screenwriter, and I have a great ambition that my current project, the criminal mystery Red Pool, will be very successful. I am new to this industry and you will be surprised and the main privilege is now that, despite my inexperience, there is hardly a lot of interest in my idea. Likewise, I sent one of the episodes and a description of this scenario to a number of producers and other professionals in this business. There is also a lot of interest from their side, although I get a lot of messages and warnings that someone might steal my idea.
Accordingly, I removed the story description from my page.
Since I have never copyrighted my work, I would like to ask for advice on how this can best be done and how the screenwriter can be as sure as possible that his idea is not stolen.
My next point is that by sharing only one part of my script and showing a video of the mood board that I made just to better describe the style of Red Pool as a TV series, I don't think anyone will get it and steal the idea because the key to this is that it's shrouded in history, directly for those who aren't fully invested in this project, and the plot is absolutely unpredictable. So if the idea is trying to steal from the style or the characters, it doesn't matter much because no one knows the characters yet, and I doubt anyone will understand the main character of this story just by reading one part and watching a short video of mine. If someone tries to copy the content and shoot something completely different, good luck to him,LOL, but this idea absolutely cannot be similar to my idea and will be a completely different work because he is not familiar with it.
If you have sincere interest, you can contact me.
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I've used different services for my print and ebooks. The more I'm learning, the more I want to try out multiple strategies. So, for my first self-published ebook I've started with being on KDP select...
Expand commentI've used different services for my print and ebooks. The more I'm learning, the more I want to try out multiple strategies. So, for my first self-published ebook I've started with being on KDP select but after a few months I'm going to pull out and go wide (including Draft2Digital as others have already mentioned). For print, I've created my book on the Reedsy formatted (highly recommended- clear and easy to use and FREE!) and printed with British based company Bookvault (cheapest for author copies and great customer service) and with Ingram Sparks (great for more.visibility with bookstores and for selling internationally). I've still not done amazingly with sales yet, but I'm pleased with the start and it's so much better than hybrid in that its easy to discount your own books, change your book.cover and blurb whenever you want and maintain control over your finances).
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I us IngramSpark to publish both books and digital formats. https://www.ingramspark.com/
Amazon and it book sellers rob us authors bilind! My books list for $19.95 and $24.95. My cost for printing on d...
Expand commentI us IngramSpark to publish both books and digital formats. https://www.ingramspark.com/
Amazon and it book sellers rob us authors bilind! My books list for $19.95 and $24.95. My cost for printing on demand runs $6 to $10 roughly. Amazon sell my third book listed at $19.95 for $4.97. I actually lose money on the sale1
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Thanks for the helpful comments. I've had four books for content creators published by Michael Wiese Productions which is a great company that specializes in the media industry. One co-authored childr...
Expand commentThanks for the helpful comments. I've had four books for content creators published by Michael Wiese Productions which is a great company that specializes in the media industry. One co-authored children's book was done by Book Baby but the other author handled everything so I'm not sure how that went. And a couple of our own we did through Amazon. However, we're looking for a non-Amazon way to go next and will certainly check out some of the ones you all mentioned. Good luck to everyone with getting your creative projects out to a wide and appreciative audience!
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My understanding, Marian Betts, about Amazon is that you are paid royalties on the price you set not the price Amazon sets. They often times will lower the price for various reasons, basically to move...
Expand commentMy understanding, Marian Betts, about Amazon is that you are paid royalties on the price you set not the price Amazon sets. They often times will lower the price for various reasons, basically to move more product, but royalties are based on the price set by the author. At least this is how it works for my titles.
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Are you sure it's not Draft2Digital? If so I use then for my ebooks. They have a great and simple setup process and fantastic distribution. For print, I use KDP and Ingram because each have different...
Expand commentAre you sure it's not Draft2Digital? If so I use then for my ebooks. They have a great and simple setup process and fantastic distribution. For print, I use KDP and Ingram because each have different distribution avenues. I hope to expand my print books through other services so that they are offered far and wide.
I use a local printer for those books I sell myself at craft shows, Christmas markets, and elsewhere.
Hope this helps.