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This is a guest post from Zoe Winters, author and Publetariat Vault Site Administrator.
For a while now larger publishers have wanted nonfiction authors to have a platform before they dealt with them. But with the success of fiction authors like Scott Sigler and JC Hutchins (through their podcasting first to build brand and audience), a light seems to have gone on over some publishers' heads with regard to fiction.
Now any author can dramatically increase his odds of commercial success with a strong platform.
Enter the Vault. The Vault is like e-Harmony meets publishing. It's the matchmaking service of the publishing world, bringing indie (self-publishing) authors and publishers together. The Vault is a database of books by indie authors which includes their current sales data, reviews, excerpts, synopsis, and the other data that matters most to mainstream publishing acquisitions pros and content producers.
It's a subscription-based service to the author, free to publishers and content producers (to ensure the largest number of searchers.) Publishers can enter in specifics about the type of book they are looking for and search a filtered list to see books that meet their requirements.
Many authors choose to self-publish hoping it will pave the way to a larger contract with a mainstream publisher, but until now there hasn't been an effective method to make this transition. The Publetariat Vault is a searchable showcase site that brings self publishing authors and publishers together. Authors in The Vault list their books, their current sales data, reviews, synopsis, excerpt, and other information required to entice a publisher to offer a contract.
April Hamilton, the creator of the Vault, has spoken at the O'Reilly Tools of Change conference as well as the latest Writers Digest conference, and Writers Digest dubbed her the “Leader of the Indie Author Movement.” This is big. Changes are happening in publishing and the Vault intends to be at the forefront of these changes.
Normally this service is $10 per 30 days, but if you sign up between now and October 25th, you'll receive 4 free listing periods, 120 days total listing time, to try out the service.
Just go to http://vault.publetariat.com and create an account, entering the promo code Oct120 in the registration sign-up form. Follow the directions provided on the site to create your listing(s). When you publish a listing you will be asked to provide your PayPal payment information, but no charges will be made to your account for the first 120 days. A week before the end of the free, promotional period, you will receive an email notification reminding you to cancel your listing if you wish to avoid any charges.
You can contact Zoe @zoewinters or April @indieauthor if you have any questions. Email: vault@publetariat.com
Vault Image: Flickr Creative Commons Daniel Leininger
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