How much does my book cost? VS Author’s Day

Association of German Writers Lower Saxony/Bremen in cooperation with the Bremer Literaturkontor

Keynote speech and panel discussion

"How much does my book cost?” – four actors from the German literary world will address this question in a panel discussion at the Bremen Press Club, moderated by Dr. Lore Kleinert.

(Aspiring) authors and anyone interested are warmly invited to find out about the current opportunities and conditions for publishing a book in 2024. The publishers and the author on the podium discuss various practices and visions for future interactions with one another.

Among others, the following questions should be answered:

• What is the state of the German-speaking book market?
• To what extent are publishers’ demands on authors acceptable and under what conditions can they be implemented?
• But to what extent are potential demands from authors (including professional associations) regarding the production costs of a book, contractual conditions, advertising and distribution for small publishers acceptable and under what conditions can they be implemented?
• What is a “pay publisher”, a “printing subsidy publisher”, etc.?
• To what extent does the genre of the manuscript play a role?
• What is the situation with self-publishing, etc.?
• Do you need an agency as an author? How do you find an agency?

On the podium:

Madjid Mohit, Sujet Verlag, Bremen, https://sujetverlag.de/

Manuel Dotzauer, Kellner Verlag, Bremen www.kellnerverlag.de/ 

Tarja Sohmer, class book publisher Hannover, www.klassenbuch-verlag.de

Author Charlotte Fondraz, www.charlotte-fondraz.com Self-publishing and publishing house, member of the Book Women

Moderation: Dr. Lore Kleinert (former editorial director of Radio Bremen Kultur)

Each book contains the work of up to 25 people.
A small accompanying exhibition of the project Buchorchester the BücherFrauen e.V. makes the invisible work and the people behind every book visible.