tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578900.post3941847958893952765..comments2023-11-18T21:50:35.264+00:00Comments on The Art of the Grand Gesture: The Lord Helps Those Who Help ThemselvesO hAnnrachainnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142386347577322443noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578900.post-55902444520710602982010-09-06T19:42:52.008+01:002010-09-06T19:42:52.008+01:00The right amount of money can buy anything, even a...The right amount of money can buy anything, even a review in PW. It's like the publisher's habit of paying Borders or B&N to display a book on the front table to push sales.<br /><br />There's just no money in publishing, but the hedge funds who bought the publishers are trying to squeeze blood out of turnips and they've spoiled a unique business.<br /><br />Until we're discovered, and then everything will be made right again.O hAnnrachainnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142386347577322443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578900.post-57134562567818120852010-09-06T18:12:52.475+01:002010-09-06T18:12:52.475+01:00I know (or knew... since I neglected her for two y...I know (or knew... since I neglected her for two years) an editor at Harper Collins (she's now Editing Director or some such title; obviously I'm not in mood to cultivate her, it's completely useless) and she bemoaned to ME that the publishing business, where you nurtured authors, has changed and is nothing like it used to be.<br /><br />So, Publisher's Weekly has a section for independants? Do you have any info how one gets a book reviewed by them? Yeah... I know. Dream on.Aeneashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894069466023892561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578900.post-27596945459026049922010-08-26T12:59:31.674+01:002010-08-26T12:59:31.674+01:00I read an article somewhere recently in which the ...I read an article somewhere recently in which the author bemoaned the blockbuster mentality of the big publishing houses. <br /><br />So authors bypass the big publishers and put out their own work, and it's not only BEA that's bending to the trend. Publishers Weekly is going to offer a listing service for independents.<br /><br />All it takes is money. Now, where do I get the cash?O hAnnrachainnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142386347577322443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18578900.post-30371148606346073952010-08-26T04:26:07.863+01:002010-08-26T04:26:07.863+01:00Yes, self publishing (or independant publishing as...Yes, self publishing (or independant publishing as I like to call it, a-la indi films and record labels) are the way of the future, that's what I have been finding out. Did you know that BookExpoAmerica now has a special section for authors/self-published? Of course, getting a booth to display your pride and joy is... pricey to say the least, but here we are--even at BEA.Aeneashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894069466023892561noreply@blogger.com