tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post5210522929722896103..comments2017-02-24T10:54:25.009-08:00Comments on ~ Book of Kells: Thoughts on Publishing, Self-Publishing, and BooksKelli Russell Agodonhttps://plus.google.com/114073501709922223243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-86922367548823686212008-12-29T22:21:00.000-08:002008-12-29T22:21:00.000-08:00I think a Kindle would be great for travel (for fi...I think a Kindle would be great for travel (for fiction and memoir) as it's kind of joke when we go on vacation because of the security blanket of books I pack. I have almost tweaked my back carrying them to the car.~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-39028359549456153362008-12-29T16:27:00.000-08:002008-12-29T16:27:00.000-08:00I have long been an advocate of POD and self-pub, ...I have long been an advocate of POD and self-pub, but I always advise everyone to find a good editor(s) before moving forward. I also try to buy all my poetry books direct from publishers or the poets themselves. Most of my book purchases in Atlanta come from indie stores. I have to admit, I've played with a Kindle and it's pretty damn cool. Not what I was expecting at all, mainly because it felt like I was holding a hardcover book.Collin Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-62397832818802630002008-12-29T11:39:00.000-08:002008-12-29T11:39:00.000-08:00Joseph, Thanks for your thoughts. I had to smile a...Joseph, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your thoughts. I had to smile a bit as I came very close to going on a rant about celebrity memoirs. Of course, I did check out Brooke Shield's on post-partum depression from the library, so I'm not to say I've never (or wouldn't) read them. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for your comment. I agree about the small pubs/small audiences. It is these loyal niches and groups that will succeed. I know that if one of the big publishers (or all of them) fail, I will still be able to buy my poetry books.~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-44790062874459852862008-12-29T11:30:00.000-08:002008-12-29T11:30:00.000-08:00The book business is dying for the same reason gia...The book business is dying for the same reason giant banks and investment houses and mortgage firms are dying: their model is unsustainable. When I worked in the new book business, we relied on the top 20 or 30 best sellers to allow us to stock the thousands of other titles that let us kid ourselves that we were, in fact, a book store. When I worked in the used book business, we bought with the small group of regular patrons, both in the community and online, foremost in our minds. It's pretty clear which model works best. Every stinking celebrity memoir could be burned tomorrow and their ilk never published again, and used book stores would be able to eke out a living. And as big publishers disappear (they will; technology will not save them; the Kindle and its like are fantasies), small publishers who publish for small audiences will flourish. Nobody will get rich, least of all writers (poets in particular), but readers will again become more important than book distributors and the hacks who review for most of the high visibility commercial and industry publications.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I haven't had my medication today....Joseph Hutchisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05678841372682695630noreply@blogger.com
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