tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post7992899614508257707..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: MY FORTIETH! or I WRITE EBOOKS! by John A. A. LoganKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-88366980532887363012012-08-17T16:09:36.896+01:002012-08-17T16:09:36.896+01:00What a terrific post. Ebook publishing is fascinat...What a terrific post. Ebook publishing is fascinating, yet frustrating, agonizing yet exciting. It's a Brave New World, that's for sure.Ken Korczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718139260976334840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-20733888804205506252012-08-16T07:48:49.732+01:002012-08-16T07:48:49.732+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.khusbhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677358462119801841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-88543266971385215272012-08-12T02:51:40.128+01:002012-08-12T02:51:40.128+01:00I have 'design business cards' on my to do...I have 'design business cards' on my to do list, along with 'print book marks'. I think it's time I did that, so when someone asks who my publisher is, I can give them a business card.<br /><br />As for the bubble bursting, I think it's true in that there won't be so many new self publishers. With more balanced info out there about what SP actually entails many authors will realise that self-publishing isn't for them, and some who have tried and not got the results they wanted will pull out. Not everyone has the skills, the money or the desire to run their own business and that's what this is.<br /><br />However, as sites that list indie books based on quality become better known, readers will read more SP books. The excitement will die down, but the business will continue for those willing to put in the hard yards.Tahlia Newlandhttp://tahlianewland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-55000528921225606072012-08-12T00:24:00.393+01:002012-08-12T00:24:00.393+01:00You won't be disappointed, Ann! - It's gre...You won't be disappointed, Ann! - It's great.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-90604956073567905502012-08-11T16:29:53.110+01:002012-08-11T16:29:53.110+01:00Great post John, I really enjoyed reading it - and...Great post John, I really enjoyed reading it - and what a lovely review! Congrats on getting your 40th review, that's wonderful. <br />I have The Survival of Thomas Ford on my Kindle, can't wait to start reading it.Ann Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310566139408774783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-56427836057494310722012-08-11T11:56:30.598+01:002012-08-11T11:56:30.598+01:00Great post, John. And yes - what has been fascinat...Great post, John. And yes - what has been fascinating for me has been the contrast between trying to explain about the collapse of the mid-list and the 'rave rejections' to people outside the business - and the overwhelmingly positive response to my eBooks from readers - most of whom I don't know personally - but who don't care who has published them, just that they have read them and liked them. I've had a few friends who knew my history saying 'why on earth couldn't this find a traditional publisher' (although The Curiosity Cabinet WAS traditionally published, so in that case it was 'why wouldn't your trad publisher reprint?') - but much more commonplace has been that 'oh, great, when are you going to get the next book out then?'response. The only thing readers care about is if they have enjoyed the book, and how soon they can get hold of the next one. Which can present some problems, but on the whole, they are good problems!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-85541316226422829732012-08-11T10:40:58.127+01:002012-08-11T10:40:58.127+01:00Yes, but perhaps think like an 'indie' pub...Yes, but perhaps think like an 'indie' publisher!!! Or maybe it's just THINK PROFESSIONALLY (can't do think professional - too eat fresh!)And then act professionally. The words indie and professional ARE actually allowed together in the same sentence <br /><br />For more about indie publishing and what we may/may not stand for check out the 5pm slot (@theFestival) at the Edinburgh Ebook festival today http://www.edebookfest.co.ukCallyPhillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481379296340077102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-20702983354192084142012-08-11T09:18:10.404+01:002012-08-11T09:18:10.404+01:00Really like the concept of 'thinking like a pu...Really like the concept of 'thinking like a publisher' - because actually when a book is done it does somehow remove itself from the author and become almost an independedt entity. So it isn't as hard as one mught think to stand apart and think what best to do with it next, as a publisher should.julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-76663807220382567072012-08-11T08:12:32.025+01:002012-08-11T08:12:32.025+01:00John, well said! Like you, I felt I constantly had...John, well said! Like you, I felt I constantly had to explain why my novel was stuck in the rave rejections limbo - too much like a thriller for a literary novel, too literary and unexpected for a genre novel. It was with some trepidation that I put it out on Kindle (and in print) this time last year, but it was utterly the best thing I ever did. <br />I began to get reviews - serious, thoughtful reviews - from strangers who had not only enjoyed my book, they'd been haunted by it, said it was their favourite read of the year, life had stopped while they read it etc. And emails too, from shyer folk who just wanted to let me know it had been special for them. At a stroke, I felt like I'd been released from jail. Before I published it, I'd begun to feel I must be delusional, continuing to believe in my own peculiar brand of fiction - but now real people who'd put down their money were saying 'when can I read another'?<br /><br />I love your phrase about writing with only quality in mind. For that, let me buy you a big birthday drink. This is the only way to write that's worthwhile, and when we get feedback like we've both had on our novels, from people who like our books written our way, it confirms we were right to plough our lonely furrow. Thank heavens for the developments in the epublishing world that mean we don't have to wait for someone else to think like a publisher. And thank heavens for writers like you, who are tirelessly showing the world that the people who innovate in any artform are the artistes themselves. I wish you many more happy returns.Roz Morris aka @Roz_Morris . Blog: Nail Your Novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088813423467048081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-78483596024486400432012-08-11T05:38:41.300+01:002012-08-11T05:38:41.300+01:00Great post, which I enjoyed immensely. Now, I'...Great post, which I enjoyed immensely. Now, I'm going to check out Survival. See that social media stuff really does work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788973149082963026noreply@blogger.com