tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post8015573324324225398..comments2023-09-22T18:24:22.356+01:00Comments on Lexi Revellian: Traditional Publishing Is The New Vanity PublishingLexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-59958706325182772572012-10-02T14:25:01.333+01:002012-10-02T14:25:01.333+01:00Ha! I'll settle for validation by reader. And ...Ha! I'll settle for validation by reader. And lots of money would be nice :o)Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-67375911973259515742012-10-02T14:14:51.076+01:002012-10-02T14:14:51.076+01:00"Validation" is just another word for &q..."Validation" is just another word for "I'm insecure--PLEASE like me! I'll give you ANYTHING!!!!"Author Scott Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778999586794284457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-17664876367075265622012-04-12T18:50:23.101+01:002012-04-12T18:50:23.101+01:00Andrew, welcome to my blog! 'A lot of truth wi...Andrew, welcome to my blog! 'A lot of truth without being strictly true' - true, that :o)<br /><br />I'm not sure readers notice who published a book. Getting into bookshops is the only tangible advantage of a traditional deal, one that will diminish as more bookshops go out of business.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-37574558550070701612012-04-12T18:32:08.424+01:002012-04-12T18:32:08.424+01:00Very interesting perspective! And definitely a bon...Very interesting perspective! And definitely a bon mot. Like most bon mots, I think it contains a lot of truth without being strictly true. There are big differences between traditional publishing and vanity publishing. For me, the main benefit of traditional publishing is not so much validation, which suggests a personal, psychological benefit, as credibility, which has very real benefits in the marketplace. There are millions of books out there, and having a name like Penguin or Random House on the cover immediately sets a book apart from the other 99%. It makes it much more likely to get reviewed, to get stocked in bookshops, etc. You are of course quite right that the benefits of traditional publishers are eroded somewhat by ebooks and the ability of self-published writers to use the internet for marketing (and the expectation, rightly stated, that traditionally-published writers do plenty of their own marketing too). So to sum up a slightly long-winded comment: I think the headline goes a little too far, but I think most of the points you made in the article are correct, and thanks for a thought-provoking post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-57577515343515911952012-04-10T12:22:16.746+01:002012-04-10T12:22:16.746+01:00MTM, you are but a young thing and the world lies ...MTM, you are but a young thing and the world lies before you :o)<br /><br />It's the taste of independence and freedom self-publishing gives that makes the old system seem so unappealing. I'd have signed pretty much any sort of contract two years ago.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-46109935566450013222012-04-10T12:14:02.032+01:002012-04-10T12:14:02.032+01:00Mmm, that's pretty grim. I don't earn very...Mmm, that's pretty grim. I don't earn very much and I don't sell many books but the further I get the less the idea of belonging to a 'proper' publisher appeals.M T McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499047294491144759noreply@blogger.com