tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post6126937264022931772..comments2024-03-29T03:06:01.745-04:00Comments on Write to Publish: Don't show me the money - NYT author turns down $500,000 adavanceRobin Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-35076174910554603742011-03-24T16:49:24.407-04:002011-03-24T16:49:24.407-04:00I so agree Mike...very interesting times indeed.I so agree Mike...very interesting times indeed.Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-54536466271792392512011-03-24T16:49:23.925-04:002011-03-24T16:49:23.925-04:00I so agree Mike...very interesting times indeed.I so agree Mike...very interesting times indeed.Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-43651275551727549242011-03-24T14:57:33.843-04:002011-03-24T14:57:33.843-04:00Exactly Kathy...and a big part of the reason that ...Exactly Kathy...and a big part of the reason that Michael is going traditional as well. As he said in an interview yesterday he can always go indie again but the opportunity to go traditional might not even come around.Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-59494583188686994372011-03-23T20:21:15.496-04:002011-03-23T20:21:15.496-04:00I think Amanda's doing a good thing to broaden...I think Amanda's doing a good thing to broaden her audience, since she's the exact opposite of Eisler. Eisler grew his platform through having books on the shelves, and now he can break free and do it himself. Amanda will never have books on the shelves if she doesn't go traditional, and will never reach those bookstore shoppers. <br /><br />Although, if there ever comes a time when print books get real hokey, and ebooks outsell them, then it won't matter.Cathy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-78776141944245915902011-03-23T18:21:20.638-04:002011-03-23T18:21:20.638-04:00I think the "no soup for you" will one d...I think the "no soup for you" will one day be authors to publishers...you won't change the 25%/75% ebook royalty -- no book for you!<br /><br />As for non-compete clauses - the more they try to tighten their grip the more star systems will slip through their fingers (okay that was pretty geeky) but the reality is BOTH parties benefit if you have traditional and self-published books - it doesn't matter which one "brings a reader" they each "should" benefit from cross sales between one or the other.Robin Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613910688999698522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-45271398776988290772011-03-23T10:08:25.834-04:002011-03-23T10:08:25.834-04:00It's like we're watching the dam break, Ro...It's like we're watching the dam break, Robin. Not long ago, everything was safe and secure and predictable and under the tight control of New York. Now, with big changes occurring almost daily, the world is very different than it was just a few months ago. And by summer? Or next winter? Who knows?<br /><br />But it will be exciting.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-55496189852134291722011-03-23T09:04:18.972-04:002011-03-23T09:04:18.972-04:00"It would be fabulous for publishers to see a..."It would be fabulous for publishers to see authors as assets, not supplicants."<br /><br />What India said. I've seen one too many blogs about how to approach agents - it's like Seinfeld's Soup Nazi. Funny if not kind of sad. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm totally ignorant about the publishing business, but this reminds me of an employee who takes some of his employer's customers and opens his own shop. Happens all the time. That's why there are "no compete" clauses in many employment contracts. Do you suppose something like this will happen in publishing to prevent just the scenario Robin lays out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-58138865415461528962011-03-23T08:39:03.230-04:002011-03-23T08:39:03.230-04:00I think the decisions of both authors you mentione...I think the decisions of both authors you mentioned are about choices. It's great to see.<br /><br />It would be fabulous for publishers to see authors as assets, not supplicants.India Drummondhttp://www.indiadrummond.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-57364347681517292252011-03-23T08:03:21.155-04:002011-03-23T08:03:21.155-04:00I'm not sure Amanda's decision is about mo...I'm not sure Amanda's decision is about money. In her recent posts she sounds overwhelmed. Maybe she's willing to take a lesser paycheck in exchange for going back to being just an author, and not an author-entrepreneur.John Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388001342649276789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511332502155562886.post-40630370592490705402011-03-22T23:59:14.466-04:002011-03-22T23:59:14.466-04:00We're in an era of momentous transition betwee...We're in an era of momentous transition between two publishing worlds. At such a time -- especially when the Old World has not yet run out of <i>all</i> its previous advantages over the New -- it's only natural that you'll see authors opting for the best of both worlds.<br /><br />The main lingering advantages of the Old World are visibility in Establishment venues (chain bookstores and retail outlets, major media, traditional bestseller lists) and access to Hollywood deals. That will change quickly as ebooks continue to increase in sales against print books, as bookstores continue to decline in number and shelf space, as ebook authors win increasing prominence and success, and as Hollywood "follows the money." <br /><br />But for now, highly successful indie authors like Amanda Hocking, or the husband of a certain small-press fantasy publisher (heh!), can wrest the lingering benefits of a higher profile in the Old World, before it succumbs to the New.<br /><br />--Robert Bidinotto<br /><a href="http://www.RoberttheWriter.com" rel="nofollow">RobertTheWriter.com</a>Robert Bidinottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777797272563802442noreply@blogger.com