tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post1282745238070422610..comments2024-03-18T06:16:18.802-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Konrath Kindle StatsJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-77148112742367972612010-07-12T18:31:29.361-05:002010-07-12T18:31:29.361-05:00Congratulations! I can see that everything is doin...Congratulations! I can see that everything is doing great for you. I hope to read some of your works.Kindlehttp://www.bookoffers.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-19216734046926080182010-06-30T09:42:42.387-05:002010-06-30T09:42:42.387-05:00Congrats and thanks for sharing Joe.
I originally...Congrats and thanks for sharing Joe.<br /><br />I originally came across your work in a B&N, which helped to qualify you (to me at least) as someone who:<br /><br />1) Writes engaging stories with interesting characters.<br /><br />2) Knows how to get published. <br /><br />You've proven that good writers can start off their careers online today. It's not easy, but you've convinced me.<br /><br />Do you have any stats to show whether traditional print authors have an edge over first-time self published folks?<br /><br />--Jeff<br /><br />PS... Thanks again for "Newbie's Guide" for the kindle. I'm knocking out a couple of posts in between short stories.Jeff Naruckihttp://www.jeffnarucki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-35335375652689134172010-06-28T12:11:38.811-05:002010-06-28T12:11:38.811-05:00Came across your blog and wanted to introduce my p...Came across your blog and wanted to introduce my publishing company, Dime Novel Publishing (www.dimenovelpublishing.com). We were founded on the same attitude that is driving your success although we took a slightly different tact--we are trying to bring back the dime novel for the e-book generation. Our stories are "bit-sized" episodes sold on an issue-by-issue basis (although we are moving towards an all-you-can eat subscription model) published 23 times per year (bi-weekly). Primarily young adult, we are also focusing heavily on the use of our material in K-12 education. If you are ever interested in exploring the format, please let us know. The great thing about our format is that its very visceral. I've written a few novels and understand the time it takes to not only write them but the publishing process as well. The Dime Novel format is writing in its purest form. Focusing solely on character and environment, storyline and plot can be developed "on a whim." There's no end so a dime novel writer can take the story in any direction they want. We are only a couple months old but already have three series launched (5 issues each) and have several more coming out in the next 60 days. We use Smashwords for our distribution. I definitely believe that electronic publishing direct-to-consumer will radically change the publishing landscape. Here's to keeping our fingers crossed that we can get some of the success :D<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Jason Thibeault<br />jason@dimenovelpublishing.comJason Thibeaulthttp://www.dimenovelpublishing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-69445543419097901772010-06-28T06:00:18.632-05:002010-06-28T06:00:18.632-05:00@wannabuy
You said: It doesn't take chatting ...@wannabuy<br /><br />You said: It doesn't take chatting with too many people to realize only a tiny portion of society buys more than 3 books a year. So Amazon must ignore the majority of the market (without making them angry) and focus on their true customer base. That they have been doing well. The publishers... haven't been doing so well. <br /><br /><br />So sad, but so true about the 3 books a year thing. And I agree, Amazon has to focus on the big readers, not the casual every now and then they might or might not buy a book readers. People have way too much entitlement when they expect a whole industry to do what they want when they don’t even fuel that industry’s sales.<br /><br />@evilphilip <br /><br />I totally agree that it’s better for indie authors if big publishers keep being stupid about ebook pricing for as long as possible. I need them to be stupid for about another 3 years while I get my little empire off the ground. Five more years of them being stupid, though, would really be ideal.Zoe Wintershttp://www.zoewinters.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-39164007667511587682010-06-28T02:02:56.369-05:002010-06-28T02:02:56.369-05:00Evilphilip said:
Movies are not going to digital ...Evilphilip said:<br /><i> Movies are not going to digital at all. </i><br />I enjoyed your post, but I disagree with movies. I know too many abandoning DVD's for hulu and Netflix downloads who are bypassing blue ray.. <br /><br />I agree the book market will grow (in volume and dollars). In particular as more of the world's population learns English. For selling to the world, e-books have a tremendous advantage. <br /><br />I liked your point on piracy. It is my opinion that the 'early enough' availability of legal e-books saved the book market from music's purgatory. <br /><br />The switch to e-books gives an opportunity for new entrants. As a reader, I see more variety being made available. Variety the publishers are not set up to deliver. <br /><br />So if you mean from the perspective of the number of people earning a living off books... I agree. The industry will grow. <br /><br />But I'm not sure Agents, editors, and publishers can adapt fully. They'll still dominate the best sellers, but numerous indie authors can sell via the Kindle model. These authors can live off of a sales volume that can support themselves and their cover-artists and proof readers. The big publishers need volume to pay for the agents, full time editors, executives, office overhead in New York City, etc. <br /><br />So it does matter in that employment (# of jobs) will shift from the overhead to authors. As a reader, that is an excellent shift. <br /><br />Neilwannabuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297458705683991405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-30946232955852736212010-06-28T01:22:29.790-05:002010-06-28T01:22:29.790-05:00A couple of talking points:
The sales of music or...A couple of talking points:<br /><br />The sales of music or movies on digital vs. media is not happening as fast as you might think. There has been significant growth in the area of digital music, but sales of music digitally is not growing at the same pace that sales of music on physical media is falling.<br /><br />Consumers are moving their music from physical media over to digital -- but, they aren't buying it they are stealing it. That is a huge problem for that industry and no one involved in that industry seems to want to tackle that 800 lb. gorilla in the corner. (To paraphrase Joe.)<br /><br />Movies are not going to digital at all. Blu-ray is in the very beginning of its dominance over DVD and the quality of digital movie downloads doesn't come anywhere close to the quality of a Blu-ray. Broadband penetration in the USA is also not large enough for more people to move to digital purchases and there is no where for consumers to store a Hi-Def movie. A Hi-Def movie on Blu-ray takes up about 40 GB of space. Even if you have a 500 GB hard drive that would mean you could only store 12 movies on your storage device before it was full. Boadband penetration and storage space are two major problems movies will have to overcome before they can move to digital.<br /><br /><br />In the end, it doesn't matter if the sales of eBooks is 5% or 50% and it doesn't matter what the 'Big 6' are going to do with eBooks.<br /><br />All that matters is that the market itself continues to see growth. Joe is making a living off the Kindle RIGHT NOW. Many other independent authors are making a living off eBook sales right now. As long as you have a place to sell your product and there is a market for that product that lets you make a living what the market does as a whole is insignificant. <br /><br />That market is growing in leaps and bounds, but it doesn't matter if it becomes larger than the sales of print as long as there is a market for your work.<br /><br />It would be to the advantage of independent authors if Agents, Editors and Publishers continue to ignore the growth of the eBook marketplace and continue to overcharge for eBooks. That puts the independent author in a position where they can price their product cheaper than the mainstream and build a following -- and hopefully make a living.evilphiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100843889719733921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-14818409695290987852010-06-28T00:27:50.044-05:002010-06-28T00:27:50.044-05:00CoolKayaker1 said:
Borders is on the ropes and wi...CoolKayaker1 said:<br /><i> Borders is on the ropes and will go bankrupt this year or next,</i><br />Unless things change fast, they will disappear in the timeframe you suggest. <br /><br />680 Bordes stores remain, 240 closed in the last year (ish). <br />http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/company-news/words-fail-them-borderss-rough-first-quarter-report/19493704/<br /> <br /><br />Vincent: I agree immediate POD will be a viable business model and will be required. :) <br /><br />Actually, it will be immediate POD, a selection of locally appealing books (e.g., coffee table books, local authors, book signings), and best sellers that keep well run and well located bookstores going. They'll be smaller in floor space (thanks to POD), but they'll still be there. If no where else, the airport. ;) <br /><br />Heck, for all I know bookstores will be for ambiance to a coffee shop, sort of an oversize 'fireplace nook.' The local borders did that late in the game... bummer the location has zero foot traffic. :( <br /><br />Neilwannabuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297458705683991405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-67077375830988562942010-06-27T21:40:29.139-05:002010-06-27T21:40:29.139-05:00Indy bookseller can def survive if one, they figur...Indy bookseller can def survive if one, they figure out a way to offer immediate POD books, much like Japan offers kiosks that will print and bind a book on demand. And two, they stop operating on the notion that the "Return" policy will ensure a financially sound bottom line....The return policy is finally dead!!!Vincent Zandrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034793324551937995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-31047529523263385382010-06-27T21:39:44.947-05:002010-06-27T21:39:44.947-05:00@wannabuy ahh, I understand what you mean now. :)@wannabuy ahh, I understand what you mean now. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-87383160336048135402010-06-27T21:21:04.682-05:002010-06-27T21:21:04.682-05:00P.S. I know Borders and B&N are not the only m...P.S. I know Borders and B&N are not the only mortar booksellers, and I do think the tiny used sellers may actually fair okay for a few more years while the luddites still scramble for the moldy, yellow pages in broken bindings, but in the end--oh, 5-8 years from now--booksellers will be finito.Coolkayaker1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16480679419271233314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-45538339189124397902010-06-27T21:18:22.903-05:002010-06-27T21:18:22.903-05:00Unlike, Neil, I do not think any brick and mortar ...Unlike, Neil, I do not think any brick and mortar booksellers (other than a few "rare book" dealers) will survive. Borders is on the ropes and will go bankrupt this year or next, from the WSJ (use those Borders gift cards, like now!) and B&N, a better managed bookseller, will be next for brick and mortar (although they might survive online). WSJ and a couple other business news sites suggest that, when the e-readers are under $100, ereading will boom louder than a north Korean test missle. And as Joe Konrath has written, there will be sub-$100 e-reading devices this year. <br /><br />With the dime a dozen e-books being tossed liberally onto the web like manure on a cornfield, I think we will all become, in essence, our own agents. Why? We'll all wade through the slush pile of messy writing (ebooks have free samples, first chapters) to find the one gem. Then, all the lovely advice Joe K has blogged to us about how he sorts through submissions for a contest, for instance, will make perfect sense to us.Coolkayaker1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16480679419271233314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-64818914306896185182010-06-27T18:35:13.300-05:002010-06-27T18:35:13.300-05:00I'm saying that Amazon's biggest money mak...<i> I'm saying that Amazon's biggest money maker is selling media; paper books, dvd's, CD's. SO I don't think they will cut off their nose to spite their face.</i><br /><br />I don't see them cutting off there nose either. Amazon can service small volumes (e.g,. print on demand) better than anyone else, so they will sell media as long as there is a market. I was getting your points; I just see a 'breakthrough' coming in about 5 years a la the Ipod and music. <br /><br />I was talking 50% e-books, not just Kindle market share. Hence my posts on smartphones. The predicted sales of smartphones in 2012 is between 400 million and 600 million (vs. 1.2 billion cell phones total to be sold globally this year). That puts an e-reader in most of the market's pocket.<br /><br />The Kindle will be for the 20% of the market that buys 70% of the books and some of the next 20% of the market that buys another 20% of the books:<br />http://ireaderreview.com/2010/06/23/three-categories-of-book-buyers/<br /><br />Note: That blogger thinks 10% of the market buys 70% of the books. It doesn't matter if it is 10% of the market or 20% of the market that determines where books are going. <br /><br />But right now it is academic. The turning point in technology tends to happen when 20% of the market adopts the new technology. We're not there yet, but we will be 'soon enough.' <br /><br />It does not matter if the book is read on a Kindle, smartphone, tablet (e.g., Ipad), netbook, or something else. Just who enables the most 'content' that is desired. <br /><br />Amazon will grow market share in a way that doesn't sacrifice existing markets 'too much.' But movies and music are going away from physical media... so Amazon's 'best bet' is the Indie author market. <br /><br />With the Indie author market, the 'big 6' will have no choice but to offer Kindle books or face extinction. <br /><br />Meanwhile, we will see only the best 'brick and mortal' stores survive. I do believe some will survive. But paper book retail shelf space is on the decline and that decline is about to become fast. When? It doesn't look to be this year. But once the 'ball gets rolling' it will push consumers to e-books. <br /><br />In JA Konrath's opening article he mentions $99 e-book readers. Those will help quite a few 'heavy readers' get into 'e-ink' screens. <br /><br />It doesn't take chatting with too many people to realize only a tiny portion of society buys more than 3 books a year. So Amazon must ignore the majority of the market (without making them angry) and focus on their true customer base. That they have been doing well. The publishers... haven't been doing so well.<br /><br />Hence why I see over 50% market share in 5 years for e-books. I hope it is Kindle... But I'm not wed to one physical device. <br /><br />I think Amazon changed the game with the new royalties. A cheaper e-reader is needed in the long run.<br /><br />FYI: Sony is claiming e-books will have over 50% market share within 5 years: <br />http://www.t3.com/news/sony-e-books-to-outsell-paper-books-within-five-years?=45943<br /><br />I think it will be earlier (due to enormous smartphone sales putting a book-reading device in most pockets). <br /><br />Majorie: "Green light" your own project. Just make sure you have it proof'd and a 'marketing plan.' JA has many a previous post suggesting how to do that.<br /> <br />Neilwannabuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297458705683991405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-32818562793631445612010-06-27T15:02:29.974-05:002010-06-27T15:02:29.974-05:00@Dave and Wannabuy You're missing my point. I&...@Dave and Wannabuy You're missing my point. I'm not denying the growth potential of the Kindle. I'm saying that Amazon's biggest money maker is selling media; paper books, dvd's, CD's. SO I don't think they will cut off their nose to spite their face. <br /><br />I agree it wil grow. But to blindly say 50%, which is ten times its current growth is a bit premature to speculate as of now. It's already successful as technology goes. But will it be VCR level in every home; maybe. But you are talking about selling over 20 million more Kindles. At some point when it's $99 dollars that just might happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-24166331952602912862010-06-27T13:52:59.240-05:002010-06-27T13:52:59.240-05:00In relation to what Joe is saying, here are my tho...In relation to what Joe is saying, here are my thoughts on my brand new thriller, The Remains, being published on Kindle and all E-Book formats months before the paper version is released!!!<br /><br />http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2010/06/remains-e-book-experiment.html?spref=gr#close=1<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Vin<br />www.vincentzandri.comVincent Zandrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034793324551937995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-35058605373630469452010-06-27T11:26:59.424-05:002010-06-27T11:26:59.424-05:00Robert said: Others who look at a screen all day...Robert said: <i> Others who look at a screen all day might not want to do either and stick with the paper experience. </i><br />Fair enough. Let's see how the market develops. As you noted, it is in the infancy. There will always be paper. The question is the market fraction. <br /><br />I've convinced five co-workers to try Kindle on Android in last two weeks. Of these five only one was even thinking of buying a Kindle. So while not everyone will prefer that path, I see it as a gateway.<br /><br />@Dave:<br />I agree that the royalties will change the game, so will the nearly 'instant feedback' on price stimulation and promotion/advertising. <br /><br />What I find most interesting is the cycle about to set in. As more e-books are sold (publisher or Indie author), this will reduce the 'shelf space' for marginal selling books (or perceived marginal selling). Thus more authors will be 'motivated' to go the Indie route... At some point there will be a breakthrough. That breakthrough is unlikely to be this year... but I see it by 2015, most likely earlier.<br /><br /><br /><br />Neilwannabuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297458705683991405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-74524871951139961152010-06-27T09:32:25.496-05:002010-06-27T09:32:25.496-05:00This is great news. It also encourages me. I have ...This is great news. It also encourages me. I have been sending queries off and on for 20 years. Maybe it is time for me to be proactive and to stop waiting for validation from others to green light my projects.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323661411548419175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-61924965428850622022010-06-27T05:17:23.318-05:002010-06-27T05:17:23.318-05:00Whether an e-book ever makes bestseller status or ...Whether an e-book ever makes bestseller status or not is besides the point. It's a non concern. My guess would be most of those publishing on Kindle, Nook, etc. aren't concerned about having a bestseller (though it might be a nice dream). Most of them are simply hoping to be able to make a living as a writer.<br /><br />Is it a futile dream? For many, yes. But not an impossibility.<br /><br />Will a ton of self-pubbed crap flood the market? Probably. It already has to some extent. But again, it's besides the point. Why? Because readers are becoming the new gatekeepers.<br /><br />And actually, I'd bet cash money sometime in the next 5 years there WILL be a Kindle bestseller. Maybe even two years. It'll be a runaway hit that will catch everyone by surprise, cause e-reader sales to spike, and probably send the print publishers into a tizzy trying to figure out what to do about it when the author turns down their oh-so-precious-and-prestigous book deal. But then he or she will eventually probably go the print route anyway once someone comes up with celebrity-like money.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-69753645153013569022010-06-27T04:40:34.881-05:002010-06-27T04:40:34.881-05:00Robert Christopher: on readign from a screen, e-in...Robert Christopher: on readign from a screen, e-ink. On people not wanting to ever read e-books, of course. Quite a lot of people still listen to CDs. Some listen to vinyl, cassettes and the radio. But most listen to music digitally these days. The same will happen, I think. Print books will be sold in fewer places, and become collectible.<br /><br />On a more general point, I think the idea that major print publishing is a better arbiter of taste than the readers they are selling to will slowly vanish. It is the equivalent of a classical music snob insisting that pop music isn't real music. Which is fine, if you're not in the music industry. The other advantages of major print publishers - distribution, artwork, promotion and editing - will all go. The first has already. Artwork and editing can be hired. Promotion is already mostly done by authors. This leaves their superior ability to judge what readers want. Anyone who writes in genre knows their market better than most publishing houses. I think the only real thing they're riding on is prestige. That will take a while to erode, but not too long. Not with 70 percent royalties as opposition.Dave Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-63510368879016553902010-06-27T02:14:23.255-05:002010-06-27T02:14:23.255-05:00@Wannabuy I didn't say it was impossible. But ...@Wannabuy I didn't say it was impossible. But as of right now I don't see it. Eveyrone has their preferences. I don't like reading on a phone. You don't like readng on a laptop. Others who look at a screen all day might not want to do either and stick with the paper experience. <br /><br />I know the indie book stores are dwindling, but some will adapt and survive. there will be all kinds of Kindle gear to sell, espeically some sort fo cover for authors to sign. <br /><br />But back to my point. Amazon's biggest seller is media. So I don't think they want be totally bullish in this respect. Which is why a leap to 50% of marketplace is a stretch right now. <br /><br />Also, lets be a little open minded. There will be a portion of the reading audience who just won;t read e-books, period. I've met people who have already burned out on the Kindle and other who just never warmed up to the idea. So factor that in as well. See from both side of the fence. <br /><br />But I agree that the phones will drive it: how much i still can't say 50%. But I know Amazon has acquired the droid technology, so lets see what happens with the next version of kindle and the next drop in price!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-38034498563247304472010-06-27T01:13:10.287-05:002010-06-27T01:13:10.287-05:00Robert said:
Will I be so bold as Joe to say it ...Robert said:<br /><i> Will I be so bold as Joe to say it will grow to 50%. I can't predict the future. Right now it's in its infancy and a mere 5% of the market place. But it's an ever expanding market</i><br /><br />I bet it breaks 50%, but there will always be paper (at the Walmart counter and Airport Kiosks at a minimum). I'm 'basically obsessed' with the idea that smartphones will be the portal for e-books for the masses. "Hooked" readers will move onto the Kindle. <br /><br />For right now paper holds the advantage for 'ease of distribution'. (I do not enjoy reading books on a laptop/computer, so I'm discounting that e-book path.) Once enough readers are out there (Kindles/smartphones/Ipads, etc.) The bookstore will lose 'ease of distribution.' <br /><br />Neilwannabuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297458705683991405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-53285483105856018542010-06-27T01:04:31.037-05:002010-06-27T01:04:31.037-05:00@Jude And Jude, people have to start somewhere. Wa...@Jude And Jude, people have to start somewhere. Was King's first novel a perfect gem. The answer is No. He readily admits that it was raw. But it was his first pubbed novel. He then grew and got better. Who's to say someone on Kindle can't start out slow and through perserverance grow as an artist and build and audience?? <br /><br />And where exactly is someone to get real critical (and hopefully constructive) feedback these days? So even if these people who you say arent ready put their work out there. Maybe they make much money, maybe they do. But at the very least they will get unbiased feedback, which if they are smart and listen to it and try harder next time, maybe the next one will be better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-42899191357482670832010-06-27T00:56:40.327-05:002010-06-27T00:56:40.327-05:00Alexis said:
E-publishing is giving me my chance ...Alexis said:<br /><i> E-publishing is giving me my chance to let readers see it. If they like it, great! </i><br /><br />Yes! I've been losing sleep as I'm going through the library of a self published author I've really been enjoying. I even verified the author wasn't signed on with a publisher (unless you count "synergy books" that 'working with self-established authors just like you.'<br /><br />Trevor said:<br /><i>. It hasn't happened, and I seriously doubt a kindle only author ever will sell enough copies of a single book to be a bestseller.</i><br />With the prevalence of smartphone readers, the popularity of the Kindle, and other Kindle readers, I doubt there will never be a Kindle best-seller. <br /><br />As to the new normal, it will be quite different than the old 'normal.' People are finding new favorite authors. Some of those will be 'guilty pleasures' the big publishers ignored. <br /><br />This won't 'settle out' with the status quo intact. But we are seeing the "Long Tail" theory of retail is correct. The question is, 'to what degree?'<br /><br />Neilwannabuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297458705683991405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-33053404223391308852010-06-27T00:52:07.749-05:002010-06-27T00:52:07.749-05:00@Trevor/Jude Lee Child, Nelson Demille are long es...@Trevor/Jude Lee Child, Nelson Demille are long established authors who've been churning out hits. Larson passed away six years ago, and hard to use as a point of referrence. And if you think James Patterson who is the king of pumping out title after title is hardboiled then Andrew Vachhs must be considered molten metal! Not going to argue over semantics. To each his own. But name me a new name that broke out with such a title that is still alive??<br /><br />But, to twist my words. No, I never said it would crush publishing. I don't think its the death of the paper book at all. <br /><br />But you are denying that the Kindle wont have it's share of the market place. Will I be so bold as Joe to say it will grow to 50%. I can't predict the future. Right now it's in its infancy and a mere 5% of the market place. But it's an ever expanding market. <br /><br />@Trevor Re:Bestseller. Do you have any idea what the book business is about? What kindle author will ever get the promotion that a bestseller has. And news flash, if you know the reporting bookstores geting the NY times best seller title can be easily manipulated! And doesn't mean anything if you dont build a true, loyal fan base. Which takes time.<br /><br />@Joe I can now see why you get fed up repeating the same arguments over and over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-32843757213289915942010-06-27T00:49:54.904-05:002010-06-27T00:49:54.904-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.evilphiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100843889719733921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-21321432326008427762010-06-26T23:33:09.434-05:002010-06-26T23:33:09.434-05:00Someone else posted links to Dean Wesley Smith'...Someone else posted links to Dean Wesley Smith's blog, but I'll second the recommendation.<br /><br />Here's a very interesting post of his debunking the idea that only a select few make a living with their writing: <a href="http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?p=1121" rel="nofollow">Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: Only 300 Writers Make a Living</a>Moses Siregar IIIhttp://sciencefictionfantasybooks.netnoreply@blogger.com