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by: PaulaThe New York Times sounds needlessly alarmist in contemplating the continued growth of self-publishing in a recent article, declaring that soon there may be more people who want to write books than there are people who want to read them. Fun quote: “We have easily published the largest collection of bad poetry in the history of mankind,” said by Robert Young, chief executive of Lulu Enterprises. There are some interesting anecdotes about self-publishing in the piece, however, and the comments that follow – all 146 as of this writing – are a revelation unto themselves. Amid the rants and commentary are some good tips and insights.
Posted by Paula Krapf of Author Marketing Experts, Inc.
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Phyllis K Twombly says:
So, if maybe two out of a thousand self-published books are ‘worthy’ of being in print, how many traditionally published books out of a thousand are that good? They’re careful not to say. While self-publishing company takes a ‘huge’ chunk of the book’s selling price, traditional publishers have always taken more than that. Some protest on their part was inevitable. It appears the publishing monopoly is finally cracking open.
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Phyllis – You raise a great point. You might also find this blog from The Huffington Post interesting, I came across it today and may write on it further at some point. This author also raises some questions about self publishing versus traditional publishing. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-hoenig/selling-cartoonish-charac_b_168530.html.
~Paula Krapf
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