Mon 9 May 2011
More on E-books and E-publishing
Posted by PJ under books, e-publishing, publishing
No Comments
As I’ve said before, I’ve been reading excessively and obsessively on this for months and months. I thought of doing a distillation post, but that proved far too cumbersome for the time I had to do it—and really, it’s not my call to make. Everyone has to make up their own mind on this, and I am far from being an expert experiencer.
So I’ve decided to post a sampling of what other people have said. These are not posted in any particular order, but there is both pro and con. I am probably leaving out somebody or some post that is essential to this discussion and will probably smack myself upside the head for it later, so if any of you think I should add anything to this list, leave the link or whatever in the comments and I’ll add an ETA section.
I hope this is helpful.
Ebooks and Self-Publishing – A Dialog Between Authors Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath
The Washington Post: Novel rejected? There’s An E-book Gold Rush!
Ilona Andrews: On E-books, Realistic Expectations (A 4-page, comprehensive analysis)
Tracy Marchini: Five Things I’ve Learned by E-publishing
The New York Times: Book Country by Penguin – Aspiring Authors Get Help Online
DGLM Literary Agency: If a Publisher or Agent Came Calling
Victorine Lieske: Reasons Why You Should Not Self-publish
David Rothstein: Midnight and I’m Not Famous Yet
Amanda Hocking: Some Things That Need to Be Said
Jim C. Hines: The Anti-NY Playbook (Bashing Commercial Publishing)
Ellen Fisher: Unexpected Loss of Income, or Why Indie Publishing Can Be a Bit Scary
Ellen Fisher: The Vulnerability of Being a Writer
ETA:
Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Trust Me.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Writing Like It’s 1999.
Jennifer Laughran — On Agency Agreements.
A. C. Crispin — The Interminable Agency Clause.
Victoria Strauss: The Gloves Are Off.
Forbes: Is there gold in your backlist?
