tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post3802039903209833526..comments2023-09-22T18:24:22.356+01:00Comments on Lexi Revellian: Agents' U-turn on self publishingLexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-53877631939630802372013-04-08T10:41:31.975+01:002013-04-08T10:41:31.975+01:00Thanks for the info, Eric.
Q, I've thought fo...Thanks for the info, Eric.<br /><br />Q, I've thought for a while that ideally an author would sit on a three-legged stool, indie, trad and Amazon. Of those three, indie is now the only option readily available to new writers - a big change from when books were laboriously typed on a typewriter and the slush pile was tiny by comparison with today's.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-75247568511871142092013-04-08T09:26:10.017+01:002013-04-08T09:26:10.017+01:00It is interesting to note that some big guns are n...It is interesting to note that some big guns are now dipping toes in the Indie pond.<br /><br />Rebecca York for example<br />http://books.usatoday.com/happyeverafter/post/2012-08-16/rebecca-york-traditional-vs-indie-publishing/826289/1<br /><br />Here are a few extracts from her recent comments:<br /><br />Last year e-book sales surpassed sales of paperback originals. Sales of e-books on Amazon were more than those of print books<br /><br /> where does that leave traditionally published writers like me? With the market in chaos, we're getting lower advances, and some writers are getting booted out the door.<br /><br /> Unfortunately for me, most of the books I'd want to reprint (as e-books) were written for savvy publishers like Harlequin and Berkley who have held on to electronic rights.<br />But I do have another option: Publish new e-books myself.<br /><br />I'm working my fledgling indie career into my more traditional publishing schedule for Harlequin Intrigue, Sourcebooks and Carina Press. To increase visibility, I've made the hero of Dark Moon a werewolf who's related to the werewolves in my Berkley Moon Series.<br /><br />There are definite upsides to indie publishing. The biggest is that you get more of the profits.<br />Another benefit is that there's a direct consumer market for short stories and novellas, which were previously confined to magazines or anthologies.<br /><br />One downside is that readers have to find your work among more than 70,000 e-book titles. Without the backing of a traditional publisher, you have to do all your own publicity.<br /><br />Is it better to go indie and make bigger profits on each book, or stick with a print publisher's 6%-10% royalties? Since I never could figure out what I wanted to do when I grew up, I'm hedging my bets and working both sides of the street.Quantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-14088551188518035892013-04-08T01:20:33.202+01:002013-04-08T01:20:33.202+01:00FYI, I am absolutely certain it was Lee Goldberg o...FYI, I am absolutely certain it was Lee Goldberg on Kindleboards who coined "tsunami of crap" a few years ago now.Eric Christophersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534731344216684771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-23686913953501345562013-04-07T20:40:09.801+01:002013-04-07T20:40:09.801+01:00Maia, I can answer that. A year from now, things w...Maia, I can answer that. A year from now, things will be different. Possibly very different :o)<br /><br />Publishing is changing fast.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-7658353737065450592013-04-07T20:33:34.815+01:002013-04-07T20:33:34.815+01:00Interesting, Lexi! Makes me wonder what things wil...Interesting, Lexi! Makes me wonder what things will be like a year from now :)Maia Sepphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510658698385522503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-80285079616961700562013-04-06T18:20:33.086+01:002013-04-06T18:20:33.086+01:00It's interesting that agents have always had m...It's interesting that agents have always had more incentive to keep in with publishers than their author clients who pay them. Perhaps this will change/is changing. Andrew Lownie remarked that authors should not make the mistake of believing their publisher was their friend.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-5900005170447584812013-04-06T17:24:34.219+01:002013-04-06T17:24:34.219+01:00At last, agents can see which way the wind is blow...At last, agents can see which way the wind is blowing and have decided to join in, rather than standing on the sidelines. (Sorry, mixed metaphors ... no agent for me, then)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-82529332923439107362013-04-06T12:42:11.738+01:002013-04-06T12:42:11.738+01:00Fiona, one thing you can trust the publishing indu...Fiona, one thing you can trust the publishing industry to do is follow the money. They were all deeply struck by the phenomenal success of once-indie EL James. (Awful novels, but who cares? They made millions.)Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-42062603056124654872013-04-06T12:27:00.980+01:002013-04-06T12:27:00.980+01:00That is an interesting twist! I suppose what is ha...That is an interesting twist! I suppose what is happening now is that agents and publishers are using the self-published list as their slush pile. Tsunami of crap - hadn't heard it before - love it.Fiona Pearsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322089620930374315noreply@blogger.com