tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post9065794163819343045..comments2024-03-18T11:43:24.769+01:00Comments on Writer Abroad: Is the publishing model broken?Chantalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08116587046045234305noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-91307110383533169062022-05-14T14:20:11.989+02:002022-05-14T14:20:11.989+02:00The traditional scholarly publication model is a c...The traditional scholarly publication model is a cycle involving researchers, publishers, peer reviewers, editors, and libraries. First, the researchers conduct research writing and <a href="https://cheapessaywriting24.com/dissertation-help" rel="nofollow">dissertation writing</a> then report this research by submitting manuscripts to publishersSteven Hassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012507462689175118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-31522807183060025632020-08-18T08:54:14.345+02:002020-08-18T08:54:14.345+02:00The agency follows a strict selection procedure an...<br /><br />The agency follows a strict selection procedure and each and every female interested in joining us need to meet the essential conditions and fulfill the eligibility criteria.<a href="http://www.aerocitydelhiescorts.com/" rel="nofollow">Call Girls in Aerocity</a> we have and There is a long list of elite customers who has blind faith in us. It is because of the uncompromising terms and conditions that we strictly follow to ensure highest level of privacy. Check our other Services...<br /><a href="http://www.aerocitydelhiescorts.com/air-hostess-call-girls-aerocity-delhi/" rel="nofollow">Air Hostess Call Girls in Aerocity</a><br /><a href="http://www.aerocitydelhiescorts.com/air-hostess-escorts-aerocity-delhi-area/" rel="nofollow">Air Hostess Escorts in Aerocity</a><br /><a href="http://www.aerocitydelhiescorts.com/category/call-girls/" rel="nofollow">Call Girls in Aerocity</a><br /><a href="http://www.aerocitydelhiescorts.com/tag/5-star-hotels/" rel="nofollow">Book Call Girls in all 5 Star Hotels in Aerocity</a><br /><a href="http://www.aerocityincall?.com/call-girls?-service-aeroci?ty.html" rel="nofollow">Aerocity Call Girls</a><br /><a href="http://www.aerocityincall.com/" rel="nofollow">Aerocity Escorts Service</a><br /><a href="http://www.aerocityincall.com/air-hostess-escorts-delhi-aerocity.html" rel="nofollow">Air Hostess Escorts in Aerocity</a><br /><a href="http://www.aerocityincall.com/blog/tag/5-star-hotels/" rel="nofollow">Call Girls in 5 Star Hotels in Aerocity</a>Sandhya Delhi Escort Servicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15424337313970104038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-69548739908833510882017-08-24T11:42:57.331+02:002017-08-24T11:42:57.331+02:00Ajrin Construction Inc. is a privately owned firm ...Ajrin Construction Inc. is a privately owned firm and has been providing home improvement and remolding services to clients all across the boroughs of Westchester County NY. <a href="https://www.ajrinconstruction.com/" rel="nofollow">Construction Company Westchester County</a><br />Construction Company Westchester Countyhttps://www.ajrinconstruction.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-43546820943303416102017-08-10T12:54:51.676+02:002017-08-10T12:54:51.676+02:00It may be very onerous to mention once exactly oug...It may be very onerous to mention once exactly ought to be pressured to cash your test. <br /><a href="http://www.unitedcheckcashing.com/store-details/2848" rel="nofollow">24 hour check cashing</a><br />evelyndana09@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845506887286514270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-47406921850951581752017-07-29T08:47:58.210+02:002017-07-29T08:47:58.210+02:00Great articles we should ensure you together with ...Great articles we should ensure you together with thank you for anyone final results an individual make written this process special not to mention competent site. Today just click here <a href="http://www.unitedcheckcashing.com/" rel="nofollow">check cashing</a> Respect regarding outstanding do well.Pervez Joarderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304679526761678535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-33773722601702908562016-11-19T20:20:18.453+01:002016-11-19T20:20:18.453+01:00Chapter 11 is as much meriting an individual advan...Chapter 11 is as much meriting an individual advance for renegotiating, combination of obligations, selling or any sort of individual advances. However there is probably insolvency is not the most needed thing on your credit report. <a href="https://www.usapaydayloanstore.com/chicago" rel="nofollow">usapaydayloanstore.com/chicago</a><br />Paulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895473628388895099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-36420820058283783852016-11-02T08:48:59.969+01:002016-11-02T08:48:59.969+01:00Want to know about Veterans Day,which is a day to ...Want to know about Veterans Day,which is a day to celebrate the great officers of the US army,just checkout my blog <a href="http://www.veteransday2016s.net/2016/09/veterans-day-2016-poems-best-collection.html" rel="nofollow">Veterans Day Poems</a> and stay updated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01993550001177566151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-66880471705851734402012-07-31T19:16:59.601+02:002012-07-31T19:16:59.601+02:00I know writers who have self-published; they are d...I know writers who have self-published; they are doing a lot of work to promote their books. I'd rather be writing. That said, publishers used to be able to carry the expense of low-selling literary books by selling top sellers, such as airport books and cookbooks. If the mass market books go online, then publishers really won't be able to afford to publish fiction. All of which is to say that in the next few years, we may not even be able to make this decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-52066633394914682192012-07-18T23:09:21.755+02:002012-07-18T23:09:21.755+02:00Very interesting and something I've been think...Very interesting and something I've been thinking about a lot. After a digital conference a few months ago I have decided that self publishing might be the way forward for me. I have a platform and don't feel the need to have the traditional kudos - especially now in the states self publishing is becoming far more widely accepted. For me it's about timing as much as everything - trad publishers take SO long. Lxfamily affairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896692261265817869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-71867452180349008252012-07-18T09:15:34.424+02:002012-07-18T09:15:34.424+02:00Wow. I should apologize. That was an obnoxiously l...Wow. I should apologize. That was an obnoxiously long, rant-y comment. <br /><br />Maybe more interesting to discuss are the new kinds of publishing that take advantage of new technologies and a different economic model to trad publishing. Examples:<br /><br />Shortfire Press publishes single short stories as e-books.<br />http://www.shortfirepress.com/<br /><br />She Writes Press was just launched as a "hybrid" publisher with elements of indie and trad publishing. http://shewritespress.com/<br /><br />HyperInk publishes short-form nonfiction and has a program called "Blog to Book."<br />http://www.hyperink.com/Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912285026935792072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-34158358733535883522012-07-16T18:20:16.887+02:002012-07-16T18:20:16.887+02:00I've been thinking quite a bit lately about wh...I've been thinking quite a bit lately about whether traditional publishing is broken. I'm a huge fan of indie publishing/self-publishing, in principle at least. I think it's an absolutely necessary counterweight to the the Big Six. <br /><br />But I think most authors underestimate how hard it's going to be to produce a really good book, and don't realize that there is going to be an element of financial risk. It really comes down to whether an author has an entrepreneurial spirit and can tackle publishing, which is not the same as writing. You will be coordinating the project of producing the book *and* the project of selling it. That's after spending your life's blood just writing the damn thing. <br /><br />I was thrilled to read Jessica Park's post on Indie Reader about her move from traditional to self-publishing. (http://indiereader.com/2012/06/how-amazon-saved-my-life/) Then I downloaded a sample. Yikes! Bad, bad, bad writing. Really bad.<br /><br />This is one of the biggest problems I see with self-publishing: Far too many authors are simply not willing (or perhaps not able) to pay for the services they desperately need. Please believe me when I say that no matter how good you think your manuscript is, it still needs to be edited. And I don't just mean copy edited and proofread. I mean edited, as in having a professional editor work with you on structure and story and all of the elements of craft. Being edited is not some kind of admission of weakness. It's part of the process of producing a book.<br /><br />But all this editing is expensive. And so are the esoteric skills of cover and book design. Some indie authors seem unaware that DYI design generally makes for amateur results.<br /><br />Some recent surveys on traditional and self-publishing:<br />http://www.writersworkshop.co.uk/blog/do-you-love-your-publisher-the-results-of-our-survey/<br /><br />http://blog.taleist.com/2012/05/24/report-self-publishing-survey/<br /><br />And a book I recommend to those new to publishing to get a handle on how and why publishing moves in mysterious and frustrating ways: "Merchants of Culture."<br />http://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Culture-Publishing-Business-Twenty-First/dp/0452297729Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912285026935792072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-40007655110960387832012-07-13T21:16:21.549+02:002012-07-13T21:16:21.549+02:00Hi Expat Mum,
Thanks for sharing your experience....Hi Expat Mum,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your experience. I agree that many self-published books catch my eye–because their covers are so bad! I think to do the self-publishing the right way does require a lot of up-front cash. So in that sense, traditional publishing perhaps saves you money, at least at the start.Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116587046045234305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4495515868048278116.post-62515107093403808632012-07-13T15:50:56.939+02:002012-07-13T15:50:56.939+02:00INteresting debate. I agree that you go "trad...INteresting debate. I agree that you go "traditional" if you want the kudos of "being published" these days. Even when I was published, unless you were a big time author, the traditional publishing houses did very little after the book was out. Having said that, they do everything beforehand and you don't shell out a penny - editing, top quality book cover etc., but you don't get much of a say in that so if you're a bit of a control freak, you'd hate that. Apart from not really earning much in the way of royalties, the only other benefit I can think of is that you get some reviews just because your publishing house puts out a press release that actually gets read by a few people. With self-publishing you're not guaranteed of that.<br />Self-publishing is definitely getting more and more popular but it is a lot of work and there are a lot of mistakes to be made, like poor editing, and amateur looking book jackets. Some publishing companies are now offering a sort of hybrid deal whereby they will take care of the production, for a fee, and then you get a much bigger cut of the profits at the other end. I see this becoming more popular for people who have the start-up money.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.com