Vocal Training Books

by Judy Clark
(Sequim, WA USA)

I am listing just one product for this venue; however all of my Vocal Training Books, Booklets, and CD's are listed on my website.

All of the products are self-published and based on the teachings of the late Maestro David Kyle of Seattle WA.

This has been a process of many years, due to having problems finding a stable, hard-working graphics artist (which thankfully I now have).

The first thing I did was acquire a business license, business checking account and create a business plan for myself. I also did research on copyright issues, ISBN's and UPC codes - learning when to use which ones and all the legal issues. I might mention that I also have a good music attorney who has advised me as well.
I would say that these are the essentials of self-publishing.

We now print most of our own books and bind them ourselves; we duplicate all our CDs and DVDs so we don't have to stockpile thousands of copies. It's enough to keep a minimum of product stored when you have as many products as we do.

I design my product, record it, help create the graphics designs, edit, print, and market all myself. It's one of those things where you take it a step at a time but as I mentioned, get your ducks in a row first - make sure you are doing everything legally. Get a good web designer - that will cost but is well worth the price. If you self-publish then you have control of your work and your reputation. That may change if you sell your work to a big publishing company, but that depends on your product and how much upfront money you have. Self publishing is much less expensive and a surer bet, in my opinion.

My next step is to hire a good agent to promote my books even further. However, I have had great luck selling on-line. I am waiting until I have all the products completed before I actually hire an agent, but that is probably not the smartest way to go. It's just what I choose to do because I have an ill mother who consumes much of my time and right now we are staying low-key.

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