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Lexington Alexander

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in San Luis Obispo, The United States

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Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance

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Lexington Alexander was born in San Luis Obispo, California in 1984. He graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's degree in general studies in 2010. He began a career in game development before becoming an independent author. ...more

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how did u get published?

Lexington Alexander Oh, I just self published the books with CreateSpace. It's more difficult than ever to get published and I didn't even try without an established auth…moreOh, I just self published the books with CreateSpace. It's more difficult than ever to get published and I didn't even try without an established author platform. I've heard that publishers aren't taking risks with unknown authors anymore.

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When you self publish, how many books do you have to sell before you make a profit? Can you lose money by self publishing?

Lexington Alexander In terms of losing money, it kind of depends on what you're doing. If you use print on demand, there really is not much of a risk because you can prof…moreIn terms of losing money, it kind of depends on what you're doing. If you use print on demand, there really is not much of a risk because you can profit off of selling just one book. However, if you pay money for a cover designer and advertising and consider the hours it took you to write the book, that's a little different obviously in terms of a profit. For example, it might be really easy to make a profit if you pay yourself $1 an hour, but not on selling one book.

If you do your own cover, do not buy stock images, and pay yourself $0 an hour, you can make a few dollars profit on one book. If you choose to print 10,000 books via the traditional self publishing route, it will be a full-time job to sell those books and -- I would guess -- about 97% of people will barely sell any, and you would be out $10,000+.

Hope that helps to answer your question. Most people sell very few books at first. The initial focus should be made on building a fan base that when notified can send your book to the top of the Amazon best-seller list(s).(less)

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	The Curly-tailed Cat by Lexington Alexander (Goodreads Author), Michael Perez (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corpse Prince 2.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dev Cart: Issue 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witches of Blackmere High 2.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Co-teacher Obsession 2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dev Cart: Issue 3 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	What's In My Broom Bristles? by Lexington Alexander (Goodreads Author), Michael Perez (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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