Reader Question Day #56 – where are the paperback DEMONSOULED books?

Anthony asks, concerning SOUL OF SKULLS:

But i have one question, why aren’t the books on paperback?

Actually, I do have a paperback edition of DEMONSOULED out, and there’s going to be a paperback version of CHILD OF THE GHOSTS before the end of the month. After that, I’ll do SOUL OF TYRANTS. My goal is to have at least six of my books available in paperback form by the 2013 holiday season – probably the first three books in DEMONSOULED and THE GHOSTS each.

Eventually, I would like to modify my workflow so that the paper book comes out roughly at the same time as the ebook, but I haven’t figured out a good way to do that yet. I might try it with SOUL OF SWORDS this summer.

The problem is that compared to the ebooks, there isn’t a huge lot of demand for paper books. Additionally, doing layout for print books isn’t difficult so much as it is time-consuming, and in the time it takes to lay out a print book, I could do 15,000 words of new writing. One of these activities is more productive than the other. 🙂

That said, there is a demand for paper books, especially around the holidays, and my philosophy is to have as many of my books available in as many formats as possible. Ergo, my plan to have at least six out by November.

Many, many people wrote to ask:

When is GHOST IN THE FORGE coming out?

Soon! Which is why I am going to stop writing this post and go work on GHOST IN THE FORGE. 🙂

-JM