tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post659105404848732550..comments2024-03-09T05:53:46.954-08:00Comments on Bernard's Blog: Publishing PiranhaBernardLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-60800448293116056172011-04-16T09:51:07.417-07:002011-04-16T09:51:07.417-07:00All true, Raine, and self-publishing means marketi...All true, Raine, and self-publishing means marketing like a five legged dog at the carnival. :) Too many believe you can just put one out there and let the money roll in. It's still vanity press... only now it's free, which is just too hard to resist. :)<br /><br />I haven't given up either. I'm finishing the first person POV novel this weekend. It will not be going out as a 99 cent special until I exhaust every avenue of the non-self-publishing world. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-86174077534146713652011-04-16T07:59:11.356-07:002011-04-16T07:59:11.356-07:00I have no problem with self-publishing. May indul...I have no problem with self-publishing. May indulge in it myself in the near future. And the fact that so many authors are testing the waters would indicate their dissatisfaction with the current publishing model.<br /><br />Does that mean I'm not going to pursue regular print publishing? Nope. It means I don't see why I can't try it all.<br /><br />I will add that, as with any pubbing venture, people should temper their expectations. The fact that we're hearing Hocking's name means it's not the norm.<br />And yes, it's a thrill putting a story out there. But I hope the authors remember that quality is important to many readers. Can't help it, some of the excerpts I've read have made me cringe.rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258822737734173873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-77966484381045985232011-04-15T05:22:17.474-07:002011-04-15T05:22:17.474-07:00That is it exactly, whydibuy. Narrowing the produc...That is it exactly, whydibuy. Narrowing the product available keeps the price up. Unfortunately, for the big publishing houses that is no longer possible. Amanda Hocking who Vesper mentioned made it big on her own and then landed a contract with a major publishing house - so maybe the opposite of a Lady GaGa can happen now in the writing world.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-75190287101939427152011-04-14T20:54:32.572-07:002011-04-14T20:54:32.572-07:00It sounds like it comes down to the classic profit...It sounds like it comes down to the classic profit/promotion/push required for many entertainment items. Cos need to control the media to generate profits. Otherwise the market gets too diffused and then these cos can't get the critical mass to earn big bucks.<br /><br />For ex. , singing is not a rare commodity. Many, many people can sing well. But a record co can't take them all so they get behind a few and give them the big push. <br />The cos promote the chosen few and ignore and silence those others since its not at all in their financial interest to acknowledge a singer who may best their promoted star. <br /><br />This Lady GAGA is a great example of a big push and how well they can manipulate the market. <br />She was a nothing for years but a few years ago you can review how she suddenly got the big push by the industry. Suddenly, this nobody singer was performing on a rooftop, complete with backup dancers for select entertainment types such as paparazzis and writers. And the big push was on. She adopted this bizzare look thing( she was never like that before...odd isn't it? ) which smacks of promoter invention. <br /><br />They can't promote every writer so only a few are lucky or somehow influential enough to get the big push.whydibuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101676402335591169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-25368663995652710522011-04-14T05:54:43.672-07:002011-04-14T05:54:43.672-07:00That's a good point, Vesper. Ms. Hocking made ...That's a good point, Vesper. Ms. Hocking made a name for herself first before landing a 'real' publishing contract for millions. I'm going to download some excerpts of her stuff. There has to be something there to attract such a following or she might just be an exceptional self promoter. If there's one really tough drawback to writing it's the relentless promoting an author must do now after landing a contract.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-66289735969294110932011-04-13T20:18:56.862-07:002011-04-13T20:18:56.862-07:00Just a few days ago I heard the story of Amanda Ho...Just a few days ago I heard the story of Amanda Hocking who has self-published a few of her books and became a millionaire by selling them on Amazon, and then had a book optioned for a movie, and now got a 2-million deal for four books from St. Martin's Press. Amazing!<br />I read some excerpts though and I'm sorry to say but the quality is not that great...<br />Now, it's easy to buy a 99 cents or a 2.99$ book for Kindle, but will people buy a hardcover? I suppose the editors will work with her, but anyway...Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-8695218809140738842011-04-13T13:37:29.376-07:002011-04-13T13:37:29.376-07:00I agree, Charles. This craze ain't going away ...I agree, Charles. This craze ain't going away either with all the hand held readers out there.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-44498207414172468952011-04-13T10:50:24.303-07:002011-04-13T10:50:24.303-07:00LIke with anything, quality will out, at least at ...LIke with anything, quality will out, at least at some point. All of us, including every writer making a living from writing, does things to take money out of the mouths of the "professionals." If I hand deliver a letter, change my own oil, give free writing advice, I'm giving away something that other people charge for. Do not doctors and lawyers sometime give free advice? I can see the writers side of it, but mainly because of the fact that material is being produced and sold that really isn't of any quality. If the material is quality I'm not too worried about how it got published.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com