tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post5543482981097310294..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Conferences and Conventions, part 2 - by Debbie BennettKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-85050923943187631562015-11-07T18:06:38.014+00:002015-11-07T18:06:38.014+00:00Looks like you had fun Debbie! It's good to kn...Looks like you had fun Debbie! It's good to know the Fantasycons are still going strong, and I agree they always felt inclusive and open-minded even before ebooks came along, with the small presses etc. Perhaps that's a genre trait?<br /><br />As for the marketing panel comment... haven't they ever done the maths? I do think some industry people miss the point that (most) self-publishers are not competing with professional publishers, they are simply trying to make a living from their own work.Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-85529130561936664582015-11-06T16:20:01.868+00:002015-11-06T16:20:01.868+00:00Interesting, I've only been to crime 'cons...Interesting, I've only been to crime 'cons' (and litfests of course). Snarkiness about self-publishing has so many motives, it will go on happening methinks! But more and more people will ignore it. :)Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-60381041988717752972015-11-06T13:18:38.577+00:002015-11-06T13:18:38.577+00:00Sounds like great fun, Debbie. It's also grati...Sounds like great fun, Debbie. It's also gratifying that such events are beginning to open up to self-publishers - long may it continue!Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.com