tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272954350550189694.post2453679900797074784..comments2023-03-28T03:08:24.651-07:00Comments on Brain Drippings...: Boarding CallwrytersblockDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801963484684535680noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272954350550189694.post-60304781658668163292011-07-21T22:02:04.758-07:002011-07-21T22:02:04.758-07:00Thanks for the reply Donnie!
I kept a copy of a b...Thanks for the reply Donnie!<br /><br />I kept a copy of a book that was self/small published in hardback. rife with editing errors - or just no editing at all. In two successive paragraphs, the dog's name is different in each paragraph. I kept it as an example of what NOT to put my name on and have in print.wrytersblockDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801963484684535680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272954350550189694.post-55316136108320739192011-07-21T20:44:07.738-07:002011-07-21T20:44:07.738-07:00Great post Derek and good analogy. The big boys ar...Great post Derek and good analogy. The big boys are still essential to the industry and in books actually help the indies-- I hope. They keep there prices up in ebooks driving readers to us. They kill us in paperbacks because even if we take no profit we still must charge above the norm.<br /><br />Indies are our own worst ememies. The people putting out unedited crap far outnumber the ones taking the time to do the best they can for the readers. There is so much quality out there but it strains the readers to find them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272954350550189694.post-55501172036448423872011-07-17T18:32:59.120-07:002011-07-17T18:32:59.120-07:00Thanks, Gene, and for the kind RT!
I am only run...Thanks, Gene, and for the kind RT! <br /><br />I am only running that experiment with the Sunday check in. This thread doesn't count in the results. :DwrytersblockDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801963484684535680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272954350550189694.post-61527462096180511892011-07-17T18:26:59.839-07:002011-07-17T18:26:59.839-07:00Well written and researched article! You are dead ...Well written and researched article! You are dead on and this is a subject that comes up on Bob Mayer's blog quite often.<br /><br />Regardless of how things appear at times, nothing is ever in stasis. Things must move with time or be left behind by time.<br /><br />BTW, I found you this time from your own advice to view this. Thanks, it was well worth the trip :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272954350550189694.post-30955542051089601492011-07-15T15:10:20.601-07:002011-07-15T15:10:20.601-07:00Thanks for stopping in Rob.
I agree with you abo...Thanks for stopping in Rob. <br /><br />I agree with you about the 99 cent pricing. I think some are doing it as a limited time offer, especially for first or second books, to build a quick fan base. An Indie author's best advertising weapon is word of mouth and positive reviews. Sometimes you have to give the first taste for free.<br /><br />It could be a knee-jerk reaction to the rising prices of some ebooks. "Don't buy that $15 ebook. Buy me! Buy me! My book's only 99 cents."wrytersblockDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801963484684535680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272954350550189694.post-2681965183716077422011-07-15T15:00:34.005-07:002011-07-15T15:00:34.005-07:00Pretty good analogy.
Despite the unregulated nat...Pretty good analogy. <br /><br />Despite the unregulated nature of indie publishing, I still like the fact that the market has opened up.<br /><br />Sure, you have to wade through a lot of low quality stuff (and even some spam, apparently), but I'd prefer that to most authors being inhibited by "Big Publishing." <br /><br />Like you said, the industry is kind of chaotic at the moment, but I think, as always, the writers who work hard to make a quality product (and promote it) will inevitably be rewarded.<br /><br />The only problem I see right now is with pricing, with many authors listing their books for only 99 cents. Some feel that other authors are shortchanging themselves by also pricing at 99 cents simply to compete.Rob Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875804967951046069noreply@blogger.com