Posted on 02/09/2016 11:08:08 AM PST by EveningStar
... I launched a book this week and I went Indie with it. Indie means I released it on Amazon via Kindle Direct Publishing. I had to. My Publisher, HarperVoyager, refused to publish it because of some of the ideas I wrote about in it. In other words, they were attempting to effectively ban a book because they felt the ideas and concepts I was writing about were dangerous and more importantly, not in keeping with their philosophical ideals. They felt my ideas weren't socially acceptable and were "guaranteed to lose fifty percent of my audience" as related back to me by my agent. But more importantly... they were "deeply offended." ...
(Excerpt) Read more at nickcolebooks.com ...
I wouldn’t still be doing it otherwise. For a living.
Gay wedding cake. Exactly right.
Re censorship: a number of publishers are reported to accept book only from agents, and the agents are doing the censorship for them.
http://www.harpervoyagerbooks.com/
This could be an opportunity for Baen Books to recruit some new authors.
I’m sure this will be fun for SJW - disabled main character, utopian civilization which pays people to not work, public housing, etc, but I’m sure the worst moment for them is the ending which is pro-corporate.
Overall, an excellent fast paced read, well worth the 99 cents eBook price, or if you’ve got Kindle Unlimited, it is included in your subscription.
bkmk
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