tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post2678542060764197658..comments2024-01-23T11:12:41.620-08:00Comments on GotYA: Going Indie: What Do You Think?TheGotYAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577024893828894816noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-49349830158806265652011-03-28T22:04:04.552-07:002011-03-28T22:04:04.552-07:00Whether traditionally published or self-published,...Whether traditionally published or self-published, a new and unknown author is going to have to do a ton of work promoting themselves. I admit I don't know the stats but my guess is that a publishing house is not going to give a new author a big promoting budget.<br /><br />Since a new author has to do that work anyway, doesn't it make sense for the author to receive 70% (self-pub)of the book's price as opposed to 20% (trad pub)for all that hard work? <br /><br />Then when the book is selling well, it will be easier to get an agent and a publisher because the author has proven that the book is popular. And if the book isn't popular, the author keeps writing until he/she self-publishes one that is. <br /><br />It's a wonderful time to be a writer!Nicole Sheldrakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134446481877852953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-51593126327475910382011-03-28T16:41:30.602-07:002011-03-28T16:41:30.602-07:00This is a huge topic right now in publishing, for ...This is a huge topic right now in publishing, for obvious reasons. I have to admit that six months ago I never would have considered going indie, and now I'm leaning heavily that way. The idea of controlling all aspects of my book is pretty thrilling - and scary as well. As for anon's comment that indie and self-publishing are not one and the same, I respectfully disagree. Indie is, after all, short for independent. Which means separate from established and conventional means. Indie is a fluid term that can stand for any route to publishing or creating that bypasses these norms - whether through a small independent publishing house or through none at all. Just my two cents :)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851913101880089171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-36929859569245371932011-03-28T15:53:35.442-07:002011-03-28T15:53:35.442-07:00I've know people who have self-published and I...I've know people who have self-published and I know it isn't for me. <br /><br />Advertising/marketing/distributing, etc. wouldn't be one of my strong points, and while it's important to any published author, it's absolutely vital to a self-pubbed one. But I do own self-pubbed books (e-books and paperback) that have been excellent and send kudos to anyone who can do a good job that way.<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-16759790501755920252011-03-28T15:04:29.461-07:002011-03-28T15:04:29.461-07:00If my book doesn't get agented, I have to admi...If my book doesn't get agented, I have to admit that I will consider an indie press, or lean towards self-publishing or something to get my story out there. But, I'm not at that point yet, so...Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696084321447737813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-21182329177475679272011-03-28T15:01:09.586-07:002011-03-28T15:01:09.586-07:00I agree there is nothing wrong with self-publishin...I agree there is nothing wrong with self-publishing as long as you put the work in. Amanda Hocking is one of the exceptions, but she also says that she spends over 40 hours per week with publicity, editing and book layout. So, it takes a long time to get the book ready and even more time to get people to notice it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-23382613642144825692011-03-28T13:10:06.191-07:002011-03-28T13:10:06.191-07:00No, Indie is NOT someone who self-publishes their ...No, Indie is NOT someone who self-publishes their writing. Self-publishing is someone who self-publishes their writing.<br /><br />An Indie writer is someone who publishes through an indie press.<br /><br />Yes, people like Amanda Hocking use the term, but it's a misnomer. Vanity presses started the trend of using Indie for self-published, and it caught on, to the sad detriment of actual indie presses.<br /><br />This is seriously one of my pet peeves because it damages people on both sides of the "indie" label.<br /><br />True indie authors are now getting hit with the "self-publishing stigma", when they are, in fact, commercially published. And new authors who don't know anything about the business are seeing "indie" tacked on to vanity presses and thinking that it's a legit publishing credit, when it isn't.<br /><br />There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING wrong with self-publishing, if you know the risks going into it, but calling it indie publishing is like a high school baseball player just deciding to call himself a minor league player because he feels like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com