Unfortunately I'm not a publishing consultant. So if you want to know about the independent book market and how to get started please do not contact me as I have my own career and authors signed to my company. In the past I had a lot of free time, but now my days are not long enough. So instead of wondering how and when get a copy of my booklet "The Secrets Of Self Publishing" (A Booklet To Guide You). You can pre-order on amazon.com I made the price $5.00 when I could of priced it at $10. easily. I wanted everyone to be able to afford it. Buy the booklet. Nothing in this world is free. This is especially so when it comes to knowledge. I took 18 months out my life to learn about something I wanted to do (this is a lot of time and money-as I spent countless hours reading and going places). I don't like lazy people who think someone owes them something.I'm a firm believer that if you want something then you have to go out and seek it--unfortunately people don't have the time entertain everyone who wants to ask them a question. How would they get their own things done? If you don't want to study then write as a hobby and keep your job because the publishing business is a knowledge based one. You will get no where in this business without time, sacrifice and dedication to the art and learning of the business. IT'S THAT SIMPLE. Buy my booklet because I have taken out the time to give you a start and a lot more than most professionals in this industry will give you. Trust me--most will want $$$ regardless of whether they're providing you with quality service or not. Learn and keep learning so you get a round about idea of what you want and need. When you hire people be firm about what you want and expect. Don't expect overnight success or let anyone fill your head up with nonsense. Learn, put your work in and stay consistent. Don't worry about what everyone else is doing. Your going to find that most of what you hear is an illusion and lie. Be a writers and entrepreneur more than a fan. Just b/c you hear an authors name a lot it doesn't mean they're selling a lot of books or making a lot of money. I've sold a lot more books then a lot of authors who are more popular than myself. But b/c I don't entertain certain groups or befriend certain people I'm not in the in-crowd. But I'm not a groupie so thats how the chips fall. I'm the type of person who will do what he has to do regardless of the obstacles or what I have to learn. To me success is not having your name being talked about when your not reaping the benefits or able to make a decent living from what you do. Thats nonsense, ignorance and a good example of what a hood mentality is. You'll never get out the hood, be able to quit your job, stop hustling or whatever your doing to pay your bills thinking like this.