Thriller author Joe Konrath, reporting a conversation about self-publishing with his friend & fellow thriller-author Barry Eisler: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/03/ebooks-and-self-publishing-dialog.html
Eisler's version, with a slightly different intro section: http://barryeisler.blogspot.com/2011/03/ebooks-and-self-publishing-conversation.html Konrath claims to have been making "mid-6-figures" for several years while only self-publishing. Eisler recently turned down a $500K deal with a publisher to self-publish his next book. This is their discussion about that and related issues. Publishing industry consultant Mike Shatzkin's analysis: http://www.idealog.com/blog/eislers-decision-is-a-key-benchmark-on-the-road-to-wherever-it-is-were-going Short version of Shatzkin's analysis (it's quite detailed, and so, hard to summarize, I recommend reading & amending/correcting this): - He seems to think this is a good indicator that we're at a watershed in digital and self-publishing. - He thinks the conversation is too Amazon-centric, but that considering the alternatives makes the case for disintermediation even stronger, not weaker. I'd like to see more consideration of the first-mover affects, but what can you do. -- -- eric scoles | [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en.
