jackz4000 said:
I think Pearce is too concerned about Ebooks. She should have stuck to kiddie questions. The market decides by either buying a product or not buying a product. They don't really need her or publishers to make their decisions for them. The last few years I have read some very disappointing books from big 6 publishers so I don't see their seal of approval necessary in todays world. I think they keep some good reading in their massive slushpiles. Also publishers can only release a certain number of print books per year so they can't sign everyone and talented writers get rejection slips. Just plain economics of what will be on their list. If the writers choose to publish their own books who can blame them? The good ones seem to get bought and read and it makes for a larger selection for the reader.
I remember the old Ebay site.
Word up! Frankly, i get so bored with industry writers/exec's constantly chiming in on what self publishers do.
If the industry really cared they would DRASTICALLY change how they treat their writers. I really don't care about what excuses/rational they produce. To me it is inexcusable for me to be getting 5% royalties on a book I created. Then to have to give 15% of the royalties for that book and all my other books to an agent. It's inexcusable that I then have to ask said agent's permission before I produce any other works. It's inexcusable that I have to do things on said agents time schedule. If I have three books ready to go, I have to wait on said agent to be ready to get them produced and if I went to another agent, jeezuz Khrist! Well, i've been to enough agent blogs and seen how they curse writers with the darkest pit of hades for daring to even THINK about doing something like that.
Yes, yes, I know. Not all agents are like that, but I haven't the patience to sit around hunting for the diamonds in the rough. I could be doing something else, like WRITING and controlling my own career.
Mind you, i'm speaking as someone who had a top agency interested in her work. But after doing some serious research, it just did not make any sense to me. It still doesn't! I never got back in touch with the agency, took about a year to research and make an educated decision, then decided I'd rather do it myself. Yes, I'm sure traditional publishing has it's perks. But instead of them always questioning the self publishing industry, ask them why don't they treat authors with more respect and a fair portion of the profits? Especially seeing as how most traditionally published authors have to do their own marketing anyway...