tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post1637579618261513615..comments2024-03-19T06:44:28.556+11:00Comments on The Intrepid Reader and Baker: Sunday Salon: Self Publishing and Wish: A Novella by Kelly HunterMarghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-14259995178685334192011-11-07T22:07:11.317+11:002011-11-07T22:07:11.317+11:00Kelly, thanks so much for stopping by and for shar...Kelly, thanks so much for stopping by and for sharing your reasons for self publishing this novella. I agree that it is interesting times for all of us who like to read, write and publish<br /><br />Zibilee, one of the challenges is definitely going to be finding the good stuff and avoiding the dross!\<br /><br />Laurel, all good reasons for self publishing. The challenge is going to be finding readers and while I have read some good self published stuff, I have also read some shockers and as a result I am somewhat more wary of self published books than I was before.<br /><br />Mel and Aarti, it will definitely be intereting to see where it all goes from here.<br /><br />Melissa, thanks for stopping by!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-79485274090141677832011-11-07T07:28:49.444+11:002011-11-07T07:28:49.444+11:00Thanks for taking the time to read and review Wish...Thanks for taking the time to read and review Wish, Marg. Appreciated.<br /><br />The 'why self e-publish?' question is a fascinating one. I'm sure different authors will give different answers, depending on where they are in their careers. <br /><br />For me, being able to offer a low cost 'taster' that I had full control of was most appealing.<br /><br />Then there was the lure of the unknown... getting in there and working through the book-making process from start to finish has been interesting. I now have a much greater appreciation for copy-editors, for example. <br /><br />There was the lure of having almost instant access to sales figures from the different outlets - no waiting 12-18 months to find out how well a story sold.<br /><br />And then there were the trickier elements of self e-publishing - like how to keep story quality high, and how best to mesh self e-pubbed offerings with an ongoing career in traditional publishing. <br /><br />Interesting times for authors and publishers. And readers too :)Kelly Hunterhttp://www.kellyhunter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-91385373445458334432011-11-07T02:18:53.107+11:002011-11-07T02:18:53.107+11:00I agree with your feelings about self-publishing. ...I agree with your feelings about self-publishing. I think there will be a greater amount of works that please readers out there with the advent of self-publishing, but I also think that there will be some real stinkers out there as well. Readers will have to be careful, and this is where helpful and honest reviews come into play. This was a great post today, and I enjoyed reading about the book, and the background information as well! Thanks, Marg!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-35350936905269229952011-11-06T22:10:13.956+11:002011-11-06T22:10:13.956+11:00Very interesting, I hadn't given the implicati...Very interesting, I hadn't given the implications of self publishing much thought until reading your post. Maybe some power needed to go back to the authors. But, as you say we could also just end up drowning in a sea of rubbish. It will be interesting to see how it all evolvesMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607373750758021528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-44213580259272736452011-11-06T16:04:44.655+11:002011-11-06T16:04:44.655+11:00Interesting and definitely food for fodder. Here i...Interesting and definitely food for fodder. Here is my <a href="http://jaynesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/11/sunday-salon-edging-closer.html" rel="nofollow">Sunday Salon</a> post. Hope you had a great day!Melissa Wiebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657787882718834484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-72432941830177114252011-11-06T16:01:26.147+11:002011-11-06T16:01:26.147+11:00I think self-publishing will shake up the publishi...I think self-publishing will shake up the publishing industry a lot. It will be interesting to see what happens whether authors are able to gain more leverage because of it. I also wonder if the copyright laws will be forced to change somehow- I don't think it's quite fair that authors can stop getting money from the sale of books after a certain amount of time.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.com