tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post3772614110888266898..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: Amazoning AmazonHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-74206687853738691612010-02-12T23:57:57.077-05:002010-02-12T23:57:57.077-05:00Jenny- thanks so much for the comment and thought....Jenny- thanks so much for the comment and thought... I am so relieved bigger minds than mine are thinking about this... not that I don't have confidence in my mind, but my belief in my future as ruler of the universe takes a lot of knocks... surely somebody with INFLUENCE has... you know... an influence? We can only hope.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-64975616601502551092010-02-12T19:53:09.971-05:002010-02-12T19:53:09.971-05:00A long time ago this guy I know said, The future i...A long time ago this guy I know said, The future is content filtering.<br /><br />I call that about as prescient as Walter Brooke's line in The Graduate: Plastics.<br /><br />The current deluge of self pubbed novels will be but a trickle ten years from now, I suspect. HOW do we find our way to well, your book if you go that route, and other quality material?jenny milchmanhttp://jennymilchman.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-23158614822836635052010-02-12T09:56:51.189-05:002010-02-12T09:56:51.189-05:00Exactly!
I really hope though, that traditional...Exactly! <br /><br />I really hope though, that traditional publishing will take a few of the gems--like instead of taking books completely out of print, transferring them to a PoD list. Hopefully someone will eventually see the wisdom of that.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-41159261136243723912010-02-11T20:10:25.641-05:002010-02-11T20:10:25.641-05:00I think it can be a legitimate way of getting some...I think it can be a legitimate way of getting some things published...very specific nonfiction with a limited interest base, etc. The problem is the distribution--if your goal is to sell your book via your website with others who share this particular interest, it can be effective. And e-books level the playing field.<br /><br />But...you're right. The vast majority of self published books make a bad name for the industry. It depends on what the writer wants...do they want to share it with a few like-minded people? Self publishing works well. <br /><br />ElizabethElizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com