tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post7596679494714392234..comments2024-03-18T06:16:18.802-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: One More Nail in the CoffinJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-7671984120956973102011-07-24T22:39:52.612-05:002011-07-24T22:39:52.612-05:00Nice article, thanks for the information.Nice article, thanks for the information.rental mobilhttp://griyamobilkita.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-88996327505649568402011-07-24T02:26:11.869-05:002011-07-24T02:26:11.869-05:00How about a moderate advance and 50/50 on ebooks? ...How about a moderate advance and 50/50 on ebooks? That would be something to think about.<br /><br />Cool <a href="http://www.indiumsupplier.com" rel="nofollow">Indium</a> that you took some vacation time, and I want to hear about what it was like spending a week in a cabin with another author did you write <a href="http://www.rsceramictile.com" rel="nofollow">Ceramic Tile</a> in separate rooms and then get together for discussionsindiumhttp://www.indiumsupplier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-27471627839968359642011-07-22T17:21:25.105-05:002011-07-22T17:21:25.105-05:00The last print book I bought was 'The Straine&...The last print book I bought was 'The Straine' by Guilermo Del Toro - it was a complete turd of a novel. Utter, utter, utter shit. It offended me that I couldn't delete it and feel better. That was two years ago. Since then I have bought over 200 e-books from Amazon. Most of them for under $5, the majority of them for $0.99. A lot of them were complete crap in both writing ability and story content too. But I felt less indignant due to the price and the ability to delete them from my Kindle at whim.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030057023434530521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-12612847254155606012011-07-20T19:33:06.907-05:002011-07-20T19:33:06.907-05:00So my book might be done? I can stop querying and ...So my book might be done? I can stop querying and just feel good that my beta readers are enough and self-pub. Shizzle sticks! This is a slightly different message from Kristin Lamb, but she also believes that social media and being well connected is a much better way to sell books in 2011. <br /><br />Do maybe I'll never see my book in a library. Maybe I have settle for eBook? Hmmmm.<br /><br />Thanks for the great info.Renee Schuls-Jacobsonhttp://rasjacobson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-27293897505411697622011-07-20T12:15:50.496-05:002011-07-20T12:15:50.496-05:00However, we will probably see fewer libraries in t...<i>However, we will probably see fewer libraries in the future.<br /><br />This is a shame. I love librarians, and booksellers, and it hurts to see smart, talented people who love books get dismissed.</i><br /><br />All true.<br /><br />And besides that, sexy librarians are an erotica staple! What will we do without sexy librarians?! :)Selena Kitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783685215421352626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-35705522310528018132011-07-19T21:01:49.127-05:002011-07-19T21:01:49.127-05:00Darley wrote very much earlier: But I feel like we...Darley wrote <b>very</b> much earlier: <i>But I feel like we're in the Dark Ages with this shift in how content of all sorts is being delivered to us.</i><br /><br />I would argue it isn't the Dark Ages. Back in the Dark Ages it was all monks/scribes transcribing Bibles by hand. They wrote with quill pens and ink on very expensive paper. Each edition was a one-off copy. <br /><br />Then along came Gutenburg. I can just see the monk's reaction: "Hmmm, it doesn't feel like a book, and look, they're all the same, no identity, no character, it doesn't even smell like a book. Nope, it's just a passing fad, nobody will want that thing."<br /><br />Joe, your comment about dead-horses inspired me to further develop your comment on my blog, <a href="http://k1ypp.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/how-long-before-print-books-become-a-novelty/" rel="nofollow">How-long-before-print-books-become-a-novelty?</a>. It concerns New York City and the "horse" problem it had a hundred years ago and how it parallels the ereader situation today. Thanks for the inspiration once again!<br />Dennis, Author of: <a href="http://threehundredzeroes.com" rel="nofollow">Three Hundred Zeroes</a>K1YPPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721720481909101794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-25566266109667236862011-07-19T20:56:13.850-05:002011-07-19T20:56:13.850-05:00However, we will probably see fewer libraries in t...<i>However, we will probably see fewer libraries in the future. </i><br /><br />This is a shame. I love librarians, and booksellers, and it hurts to see smart, talented people who love books get dismissed.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-51057523160398194412011-07-19T17:46:37.890-05:002011-07-19T17:46:37.890-05:00This is another great post, Joe. You've becom...This is another great post, Joe. You've become the champion of the self-publishing movement. And I think your opponents have a hard time dealing with your logic. I'm new to the Kindle, but the first book I purchased was your Newbie's Guide to Publishing. Thanks.Joseph Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348233611003693635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-86796944934971358342011-07-19T17:43:56.237-05:002011-07-19T17:43:56.237-05:00"A paper book cannot. Digital files ALWAYS wi..."A paper book cannot. Digital files ALWAYS win out over analogue."<br /><br />Print books won't be disappearing in our lifetime. There are far, far too many people who like the tactile nature of them and the actual ownership of the object. Production of them will decrease and many will only be available through POD, but they won't go away entirely until a couple of generations have been raised on ebooks. Unlike CDs, VHS tapes, etc., the print book format has been around for a very long time, in one form or another.<br /><br /><br />"If library attendance drops because of online downloading, watch how libraries begin to make you come to the library in order to download."<br /><br />We won't make you visit the library to download things. The libraries who offer ebooks now rarely (if ever) require that. We'll try to find other ways to lure you in.<br /><br />Library visits are increasing in most places. In addition to books, music, movies, etc., some libraries now lend electronic equipment, toys, power tools, lawn equipment, etc. In addition, they provide meeting and study spaces, events, community space, and more. <br /><br />However, we will probably see fewer libraries in the future. That's already happening in many places. Ultimately, though, that's an economic issue.<br /><br />"We're about to enter the age of the microniche ebook. All of us can find 10,000 hardcore fans, with or without advertising."<br /><br />Microniches are great for the ebook world, particularly in non-fiction. There are a number of genres that have never received much attention from the traditional publishing world, even though they have eager fan bases waiting for something new to buy.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-38861123171465665892011-07-19T16:17:15.812-05:002011-07-19T16:17:15.812-05:00It’s not the cough that will carry you off. No, it...It’s not the cough that will carry you off. No, it’s the coffin they’ll carry you off in.<br /><br />Here in South Africa the book stores are coughing like it’s terminal, and I have no sympathy for them. In my first Shockspeare novel I set some of the choice action in Exclusive Books, Constantia Village Mall. And do you know how many copies of “Pop-splat” they were able to move? None! Not one. <br /><br />Set right there in their own shop, and they were too tired to tell their customers that this was a cool story all about THEM.<br /><br />Well, the sooner they’re dead, the better. Bring on the coffin and let’s enjoy the wake.Ian Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579437459787298380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-48441455002644587122011-07-19T15:17:35.696-05:002011-07-19T15:17:35.696-05:00MGalloway said...I agree those POD machines look t...<i>MGalloway said...I agree those POD machines look terrible - the first generation I saw looked more like a "jukebox" and were (IMO) much cooler - my guess is they didn't work very well. I agree with the other poster here that they probably missed their window of opportunity - they should have been out a few years ago. <br /><br />Still if print continues to decline as it has been it may be that these POD machines are the ONLY way to get a paperback title and only "printed" books will be special editions and hardcovers.</i><br /><br />Robin Sullivan | <a href="http://bit.ly/ivMp8P" rel="nofollow">Write2Publish</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/kgyKuE" rel="nofollow">Ridan Publishing</a>Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-59039243385745159992011-07-19T13:12:21.441-05:002011-07-19T13:12:21.441-05:00Edward M. Grant,
Maybe the sharers will become bu...Edward M. Grant,<br /><br />Maybe the sharers will become buyers or maybe they’ll just buy one copy of the new release and share it. When it becomes an everyday thing to do—and it will—much of the potential value will be lost.<br /><br />Watcher & Alastair Mayer,<br /><br />I know whereof I speak on this one. And although it’s probably only a short-term problem, the pain-in-the-ass factor associated with using a book exclusively available in electronic format will be too much for most when you can assign the same old traditional book without any problem.W. Deanhttps://platoshead.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-43150795166325028522011-07-19T10:07:33.134-05:002011-07-19T10:07:33.134-05:00So then Joe, can we assume you and Blake will be r...So then Joe, can we assume you and Blake will be releasing two versions of STIRRED? The sober version and the 'wasted cabin' version?<br /><br />I know which one I'll be reading first...!William J. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363006166880987871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-71326827470893739282011-07-19T09:34:33.449-05:002011-07-19T09:34:33.449-05:00$50-$150 per beer? Holy crap! Next time my wife bi...$50-$150 per beer? Holy crap! Next time my wife bitc...I mean lovingly councils me on my $15-$20 a bottle wine habit, I am going to share that post.<br /><br />Guess I need to sell more books!Vernon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867393521056801190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1278399785780176762011-07-19T08:38:49.323-05:002011-07-19T08:38:49.323-05:00Mark me down as an unknown author who has sold 100...Mark me down as an unknown author who has sold 1000's of ebooks without any advertising (except for POI and I was already selling over a 100 a day by the time my ad came out). I know a lot of other indie authors who are selling just as well as me...and just self-pubbed this year.<br /><br />I also LOVE my $114 Kindle. The only advertising is on the front when the Kindle is in the "OFF" mode and I that doesn't bother me. Best Buy in my area is selling them faster than they can keep them in stock.Traci Hohensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105774341080252135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-34976486805319358352011-07-19T00:55:27.193-05:002011-07-19T00:55:27.193-05:00Beer included many rare Firestone Walker ales, Bre...Beer included many rare Firestone Walker ales, Brewdog, Three Floyds, Sam Adams (Savor and Utopias), Thomas Hardy, Cigar City, Foothills, Dogfish Head, Mikkeller, Bruery, and Bells, among others.<br /><br />Some of the bottles were $50 to $150 each. Our faves included the Savor, A Cherry Adam From the Wood, Southern Tier Mocha, Four Roses Eclipse 50/50, and the 120 IPA. The big disappointment was Sexual Chocolate, which had an unexpected sour note to it.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-77347640112408797202011-07-18T23:12:53.151-05:002011-07-18T23:12:53.151-05:00It's most encouraging to have your continual c...It's most encouraging to have your continual clear-headed and well substantiated views. Three cheers for your brassy description of the state of play in the writing scene. Many thanks, Joe.<br />Christina CarsonCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285667433095434961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-90562693659644549042011-07-18T22:28:59.263-05:002011-07-18T22:28:59.263-05:00$1300 worth of PBR is alot of beer my friend. Or w...$1300 worth of PBR is alot of beer my friend. Or was it Stella? Inquiring minds need to know.Vernon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867393521056801190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-41398667901128171462011-07-18T21:58:06.100-05:002011-07-18T21:58:06.100-05:00***No joking, Blake and I drank $1300 worth of bee...***No joking, Blake and I drank $1300 worth of beer in 7 days.<br /><br />I love being me. :)***<br /><br />LOL<br /><br />That's what I was picturing. Sounds like a blast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-7705140498778611972011-07-18T21:51:03.735-05:002011-07-18T21:51:03.735-05:00Cut that down to English-speaking book buyers who ...<i>Cut that down to English-speaking book buyers who read your genre on electronic devices and who are able to find your books among the exponentially growing list of writers (in the millions soon), and 10,000 hardcore fans is very unlikely for most writers.</i><br /><br />Wrong. Right now I'm in the process of translating my ebooks into German, since Amazon launched a German Kindle. Other languages will follow. Horror and thrillers are pretty much universal. Just like ereaders will someday be as ubiquitous as mp3 players or cell phones.<br /><br />10,000 hardcore fans is a small number in a global economy. I already have fans in Germany, Russia, Japan, Korea, Croatia, Hungary, Sweden, etc. Ebooks will allow me to reach even more people.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-92141918997808273072011-07-18T21:47:21.483-05:002011-07-18T21:47:21.483-05:00By the way, what kind of condition was that cabin ...<i>By the way, what kind of condition was that cabin in after you and Blake were done with it?</i><br /><br />No joking, Blake and I drank $1300 worth of beer in 7 days.<br /><br />I love being me. :)JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-57167922668204099242011-07-18T20:50:07.029-05:002011-07-18T20:50:07.029-05:00Imagine the potential for students with special ne...<i>Imagine the potential for students with special needs - vision or dyslexia.</i><br /><br />My daughter is dyslexic and an ereader is such a great thing for her. She can look up words she doesn't know (definitions) with one click and can turn the screen different colors (which really helps dyslexics) to make the contrast of the text different. She can also have it read out loud if she wants. As she gets older, I imagine it will be even more of an important tool.Selena Kitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783685215421352626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-47209931479892046772011-07-18T20:39:49.024-05:002011-07-18T20:39:49.024-05:00Thanks for the encouraging post. I loved your eboo...Thanks for the encouraging post. I loved your ebook conversation with Barry Eisler, Be the Monkey. After reading the book and talking with a literary agent about the future of print & digital, I decided to self-publish. My book went live last week. I absolutely feel I did the right thing. Thanks again!Sonja Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267178241224627287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-33663181487694481882011-07-18T20:14:12.760-05:002011-07-18T20:14:12.760-05:00P.S. Joe I'm glad you're back from your va...P.S. Joe I'm glad you're back from your vacation. It sounds like it was long over due.<br /><br />By the way, what kind of condition was that cabin in after you and Blake were done with it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-3963749328063292932011-07-18T19:57:35.016-05:002011-07-18T19:57:35.016-05:00@Robin
I read that article. I like how he gave th...@Robin<br />I read that article. I like how he gave the 5-10 year span as when he suspected things would be 'worked out'. Now I know my personal 1-2 year plan to get my work up is well beneath theirs and I can relax a little.<br /><br />Nice to know they see no urgency. I realize he was talking about foreign rights problems, but I got the impression everything fell into the same sense 'it'll work out eventually'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com