Comments on: Curiouser and curiouser http://www.dystel.com/blog/2011/10/curiouser-and-curiouser/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Catherine Whitney http://www.dystel.com/blog/2011/10/curiouser-and-curiouser/comment-page-1/#comment-25386 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:05:40 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=6634#comment-25386 Jane,
I’ll look forward to hearing all your insights on this brave new world. I think it’s important to define exactly what kinds of books (and authors) are best suited for self publishing in an Ebook format. I’ve heard authors talk about it eagerly, as if it were the great new hope for books, but the reality is probably more earthbound. I can definitely see a role for backlist/ out of print titles, although authors need to be prepared to “launch” the books and do a lot of the PR work and publicity that is usually the publisher’s domain. There is going to be a lot of sifting of wheat from chaff as we learn how to do this. The Ebook universe offers the potential for every author to become published, but the brutal sifting of the marketplace still prevails, so there’s always the chance of having a readership of one.

I do think it’s absolutely essential that self-publishing an Ebook not be viewed as publishing on one’s own. The Internet makes it seem so easy, but I for one would not want to do this on my own. Your efforts and those of Ebook publishers and others will be crucial in shaping the healthy sellers. Unless an author has a ready-made following or an amazing PR operation, it’s the rare self-published Ebook that will make a wave if it’s just dropped into the mix. Since you’ve put yourself on the edge here, it will be great to hear your further reflections.

]]> By: Ivan Pope http://www.dystel.com/blog/2011/10/curiouser-and-curiouser/comment-page-1/#comment-25385 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:20:08 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=6634#comment-25385 So why did all the agents go to 15%? Hive mind? Greed? Distortion in the reality field?

]]> By: Kim http://www.dystel.com/blog/2011/10/curiouser-and-curiouser/comment-page-1/#comment-25384 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:57:47 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=6634#comment-25384 Several interesting points in this post, particularly the part about having insurance when self-publishing. I know a traditionally-published writer who is looking to self-publish a couple of books that her agent couldn’t find a publisher for and she would be very interested in this point.

Looking forward to hearing more…

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