Below are several examples of how authors use our service to both sell direct and leverage their POD book into a traditional publishing contract.

Authors Selling Direct

People who say you can’t make money publishing through a POD publisher are wrong. Here are examples of authors leveraging BookLocker’s publishing system to generate income.

Niche Book Turns $20K Annual Profit

Book of Family’s Stories Evolves into Website, Radio Gig, and TV show

Sold and Sold Again! By Mike Doolin

Fiction Set in Real Location Can Inspire Local Interest and Sales! By Marjorie Abrams

First Book Signing - 83 Copies Sold! By Linda Stechert

Insomia Breeds Novel Thoughts By Mark LaFlamme

From Unpublishable to Profitable By Kristina Seleshanko

BookLocker Authors Who Landed Traditional Contracts

People who say using a POD publisher ruins your chances of getting a traditional publishing contract don’t know what they are talking about. Here is a selection of authors who attracted the attention of traditional publishers after first publishing with BookLocker.

Paul Clayton - Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam, Thomas Dunne Books (a division of St. Martin’s Press).

Marnia Robinson - Peace Between the Sheets, North Atlantic Books

John R. Violette - Extra-dimensional Universe: Where The Paranormal Becomes Normal, Hampton Roads Publishing Company

Michael Volkin - The Ultimate Basic Training Guidebook, Savas Beatie

Robert Rotenberg - The Art and Craft of College Teaching: A Guide for New Professors and Graduate Students, Left Coast Press

Rita Hsu Syers - The Snow Goose (will be released for the 2007 Christmas season)

Ronnie McBrayer - DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM: Holding to Faith When Life is Unfair - The Story of Joseph, Smyth and Helwys Publishers (Ronnie just landed this traditional contract, only two months after self-publishing his book!)

Self-Publishing Leads to Traditional Contract By Tom Douglas

Self-Publishing Leads to Another Traditional Contract By Henry Mark Holzer

Another Booklocker.com POD Book Lands Traditional Contract! By Paul Clayton

Self-Publish Your Way to Success! By Kathy Sanborn

My Writing Journey With Booklocker: Help When There Was None By Rickey E. Pittman