There are a couple of authors whose websites I have visited. I do enjoy knowing something about them. I especially like to know about new books they might be writing. I have been waiting for Lois McMaster Bujold's new Vorkosigan novel to be published. She has mentioned it on her website. I don't check in often, but try to catch up when I do. I've never written an author, but most seem to have a place to contact them.
A book published by popular vote might be good if people have actually read the book before voting for it. Considering some of the books that have been published, someone should have voted or voted against publishing the book. There are some really bad ones out there and you wonder why the paper got wasted.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Publishing Evolution: Paper to Pixels (or e-ink)
For myself, I prefer paper. I like holding a book and reading it. I've only held a Kindle once and while it was nice, I wasn't converted. If I traveled a lot, it might make more sense to carry a digital reader. Carring many books on one device and not have to pack and keep track of a lot of books would be nice. Back in an earlier blog, we downloaded and read a book on the computer. It was rather awkward and not something I would do.
If I wanted a book, I would pay the price whether it was digital or paper.
iFiction has a good idea with letting you start reading and then deciding if you want to purchase. I would be more inclined to buy something when I liked the start of the book. I also saw a couple of authors listed that I knew.
If I wanted a book, I would pay the price whether it was digital or paper.
iFiction has a good idea with letting you start reading and then deciding if you want to purchase. I would be more inclined to buy something when I liked the start of the book. I also saw a couple of authors listed that I knew.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Publishing Evolution: Print on Demand
The Science Fiction Writers of America page on Writer Beware covers what you need to know before you get into print-0n-demand publishing. They also have a number of pages on small presses, fees and a list of thumbs down publishers.
Looking through Lulu, Xlibris, Author House, iUniverse, and Createspace (Amazon.com) I don't see any huge differences. They all offer publishing packages that seem about the same. I've looked at prices and mostly they seem compatible with regular publishing, the paperbacks seem to run a little higher. Most seem to offer artwork as an extra. Other specials cost more, but you would expect that even from a regular publisher.
Looking through some of the titles, I don't really see anything that I would want. Nothing really grabs my attention. I do tend to read certain authors and not buy stuff just from reading a blurb. If someone recommended a book that seemed like something I would enjoy, I might try it.
Something nice about Amazon's site, you have the option of publishing straight to Kindle. I've looked around and can't find where there is even a charge to do this. You can also publish music and movies online as well.
Online publishing seems to be doing well, going by the number of titles listed. I don't know that people are making that much money, it's a small part of the market. As more people do things online, there may be an increase in selling online.
Looking through Lulu, Xlibris, Author House, iUniverse, and Createspace (Amazon.com) I don't see any huge differences. They all offer publishing packages that seem about the same. I've looked at prices and mostly they seem compatible with regular publishing, the paperbacks seem to run a little higher. Most seem to offer artwork as an extra. Other specials cost more, but you would expect that even from a regular publisher.
Looking through some of the titles, I don't really see anything that I would want. Nothing really grabs my attention. I do tend to read certain authors and not buy stuff just from reading a blurb. If someone recommended a book that seemed like something I would enjoy, I might try it.
Something nice about Amazon's site, you have the option of publishing straight to Kindle. I've looked around and can't find where there is even a charge to do this. You can also publish music and movies online as well.
Online publishing seems to be doing well, going by the number of titles listed. I don't know that people are making that much money, it's a small part of the market. As more people do things online, there may be an increase in selling online.
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