Cooperative Publishing

Many authors are interested in indie publishing, but are reluctant to take on the business of publishing completely on their own. In this panel, literary agent April Eberhardt, Jordan Rosenfeld, and C.P. Lesley discuss the growing trend among indie authors to band together to form literary cooperatives, enabling them to support one another's efforts while benefiting from group collaboration on editing, marketing/promotion, financial and other aspects of publishing. In this session, you will learn:

• How to decide whether a cooperative is the right model for you
• How to structure your cooperative model to ensure success
• Selecting like-minded authors to work with
• Balancing writing time with business and promotional time (including social media)
• Pitfalls to avoid