tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post6390812832876484509..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: What do hybrid authors want?Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-4359718131328116052013-07-25T09:29:48.704-04:002013-07-25T09:29:48.704-04:00Hi Sandra,
I'd love to go the other way--self-...Hi Sandra,<br />I'd love to go the other way--self-pubbed ebooks to trade paperbacks and hard covers from a small imprint. My problem now is that I've been seduced by the rapid turn-around I've achieved via the self-publishing route. As I grow older, my tolerance level for delays, inefficiencies and ineptness decreases. I would need a small imprint that's willing to put out Steven M. Moorehttp://stevenmmoore.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-17566534566173286872013-07-24T20:55:23.357-04:002013-07-24T20:55:23.357-04:00My first two books were published with an ebook pu...My first two books were published with an ebook publisher under a pen name before I self-published my suspense novels. I thought my contract was up after two years, but there was this one clause I didn't pay attention to that if the publisher put the book into print, it extended the contract for two more years. So I bought back the rights to one of them this spring and published it myself. IPolly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-40699473212106371782013-07-24T19:52:33.038-04:002013-07-24T19:52:33.038-04:00Barry Eisler, who famously turned down a $500,000 ...Barry Eisler, who famously turned down a $500,000 advance to go independent, then signed with Thomas & Mercer, Amazon's publishing imprint, has the rights back to all his previously published books. He has given all the Rain books new titles and new covers, and he's given the Treven books new covers for the digital reissues. Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-81267349183297349252013-07-24T19:26:50.065-04:002013-07-24T19:26:50.065-04:00Wonderful post, Sandra. As a yet unpublished write...Wonderful post, Sandra. As a yet unpublished writer, I'm grateful there are options today beyond traditional publishing. That said, I'm not sure how to decide which route is best when just starting out.Marilyn Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657858481124886652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-90568601718140547922013-07-24T15:13:58.796-04:002013-07-24T15:13:58.796-04:00I applaud that writers now have more options and c...I applaud that writers now have more options and control over their work. A downside of self-pub is the amount of work it entails. Writers who are also working a full-time job or raising a young family may not have the time needed to write, produce and market their work. The best of both worlds is working with a publisher who sees the author as a partner in the decision making and not a commoditySally Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00068827626295000653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-34612091528286219522013-07-24T11:57:44.069-04:002013-07-24T11:57:44.069-04:00The writers who were surveyed for this report all ...The writers who were surveyed for this report all seem clear-eyed about the drawbacks and benefits of both means of publishing. They recognize that traditional publishing remains the more prestigious way to go, but they love the freedom of self-publishing at least some of their work. <br /><br />Most of us are familiar with the story about the writer whose first book was cancelled before Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-46937653219871292452013-07-24T11:44:20.452-04:002013-07-24T11:44:20.452-04:00I know many authors where self-publishing or hybri...I know many authors where self-publishing or hybrid-publishing is working wonderfully for them. It's a wonderful widening of the publishing field. <br /><br />I think I am the odd bird, but I feel so glad to have the support and resources of my publisher. I do a fair amount myself in terms of marketing (tour planning mostly :) but I can't imagine getting a book out there on my own. jenny milchmanhttp://suspenseyourdisbelief.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-46001465862466039282013-07-24T11:06:40.549-04:002013-07-24T11:06:40.549-04:00I am already transitioning into this new scenario....I am already transitioning into this new scenario. I self-publish short stories that have been published previously in magazines, but I write another series under a pseudonym which is published by a small publisher. I self-published a novella companion piece, and since I already had an audience with the other books, readers bought the novella in pretty darned good numbers. <br /><br />Doing both Jeri Westersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621322664609246112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-58368242374403560722013-07-24T10:07:49.159-04:002013-07-24T10:07:49.159-04:00I love having my books in libraries -- I believe m...I love having my books in libraries -- I believe most of my readers "discover" me in libraries -- and right now traditional publishing is the only guaranteed way to achieve that.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-62506240238391424932013-07-24T10:06:34.446-04:002013-07-24T10:06:34.446-04:00Some writers with big publishers also say they'...Some writers with big publishers also say they're making more from self-publishing. Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-59220755706725869732013-07-24T09:14:38.457-04:002013-07-24T09:14:38.457-04:00I am published with a small publisher and was nodd...I am published with a small publisher and was nodding my head in agreement with all the listed complaints. I know so many mid-list writers who are now making more money self publishing than they were with a small publisher. Yet, still, most of us are leery of that vanity-press-stigma. Thankfully, it's fading, but maybe not fast enough.<br />Sasscer Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855348330942561488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-14750153549576102362013-07-24T08:38:35.686-04:002013-07-24T08:38:35.686-04:00Great blog entry. Thanks. Being a hybrid writer is...Great blog entry. Thanks. Being a hybrid writer is really the way to go, by the sound of it. I'm one, but only because I have the rights to my backlist. I would love to one day feel like I had the readership (and confidence?) to self-publish something new.<br />Julia PomeroyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com