This is a good thing. We need more independent and self-publishers.
Pendant Publishing went out of business.
The ba$t%×*s!
My wife is just about to publish her first book via Amazon (CreateSpace). I hope she makes enough money to pay for the printer paper used for proofing and to re-glue the hair I shed (or ripped out) while editing and proofing.
Let’s see - for light reading - spend a couple of bucks for an e-book, $10 bucks for a paperback, or $25 bucks for a hard back? (Well, actually, I’d probably download something for free - there was an offer on FR yesterday for someone giving away a 3 book series this weekend to generate traffic, and presumably reviews). Haven’t cracked them open yet, but I expect them to be at least worth more than I paid. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3472543/posts
Check my tagline. I’m half of a team that has self-published.
We know several people who have self published on Amazon and a couple actually have made a worthwhile amount of money. I have some videos up on YouTube about reloading and taking apart and cleaning various firearms. I have gotten 474,000 views and received several hundred dollars. None of them were serious projects that I did any serious planning or editing on. I have often wondered if I applied myself... if it couldn’t make significantly more.
I had to laugh here. Proper English demands that the correct word here is "number," not "amount."
Specially in a magazine named Writermag.com
I only “buy” the free books and the 99 cent books that BookBub sends me.
Some years ago Ebooks outsold paper versions on Amazon, the largest retailer of books. I have a Kindle and the free Kindle app on my PCs.
Amazon has certainly changed the game....
One of the few things left for us while robots take over everything else.
Years ago high quality how-to books were available in paper.
The internet ruined the how-to industry. Now little Johnny sits in his parent’s den creating confusing, junk youtube videos. lol but sad.
The “Big Five”? Never heard of them. Do they have names? Are they like the “Fantastic Four”? Is their leader “Mr. Big”?
It’s good for the consumer! It’s good for the writer! Screw the publisher. I have great stories in my mind but can’t write worth a crap. Day late dollar short. For those who want to give it a try e-books are a great chance for everyone.
About a year ago I got a Kindle and signed up for Kindle Unlimited. Since then I’ve read tons of good books, mostly historical fiction, that aren’t even in print. It’s great to see people able to put their work out there and let people decide if they like it, instead of a handful of publishers deciding for everyone.
Interesting. I’m an avid reader. Pretty much exclusively on my iPhone plus. Lots of the cheaper stuff on iBooks is very good, but I still buy Grisham, Lee Child both have new books coming out soon.
A good buddy of mine is published by Algonquin and he complains that reading is trending downward all over.
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