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“The line that once sharply separated traditional publishing (“We pay you”) and vanity publishing (“You pay us”) has all but dissolved in this corrosive environment of fabulous riches.” — Richard Curtis via E-Reads
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“Why has the launch of Harlequin Horizons provoked such a gigantic firestorm of indignation” when similar ventures haven’t?” asks Victoria Strauss via Writer Beware Blogs!
“Author Solutions has teamed up with Harlequin to form Harlequin Horizons, a new imprint for self-published romance authors. The imprint will recruit [...]
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Laura Miller writes: “There’s simply more money in selling services to would-be writers than there is in selling actual books to readers, since the former are rapidly coming to outnumber the latter. And that, certainly, is nothing to celebrate.” [Salon]
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The legend that John Grisham self-published his first book persists, but it’s not true. He was not an overnight success, though. It took him three years to write A Time to Kill and two years to get it published. Then he drove all over the state to meet people and sell copies during the time [...]
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According to Bowker, 285,394 new books were published by print-on-demand companies in 2008, a 132% increase compared to previous year. This is the second consecutive year of
triple-digit growth. Traditional publishers put out 275,232 new books and editions in 2008 — a 3.2% decrease compared to the year before. The biggest declines for traditional publishers came [...]
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Since I work with writers, many of them novices, I take it pretty personally when I see sales pitches that mislead or prey on their dreams. I always encourage writers to educate themselves (and I try to help them do so) before they buy into any system, course, or service.
The industry that continues to [...]
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