tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post5963857820264269847..comments2024-01-30T02:18:46.434-06:00Comments on ACME AUTHORS LINK: Self-Publishing, e-books and traditional publishers - oh my!Morgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-18613653545145633872009-12-02T04:36:03.416-06:002009-12-02T04:36:03.416-06:00Harlequin is NOT establishing a "self-publish...Harlequin is NOT establishing a "self-publishing" operation. It's vanity publishing and the customers/authors/victims are NOT self-pubishers.<br /><br />Just as no one can eat lunch for you, no other person or company can self-publish for you. The words just don't make sense.<br /><br />A "real" self-publisher establishes a business, hires editors and designers, purchases photography, owns ISBNS, obtains LCCNs and copyrights, chooses a printer, and promotes the books.<br /><br />That's very different from paying for the services of a vanity press.<br /><br />Michael N. Marcus<br />author of Become a Real Self-Publisher, http://www.amazon.com/dp/0981661742<br /><br />http://BookMakingBlog.blogspot.com<br />http://www.SilverSandsBooks.comMichael N. Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572325935572298962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-3904444971591302552009-12-01T14:17:43.877-06:002009-12-01T14:17:43.877-06:00Well said - the smaller presses often don't re...Well said - the smaller presses often don't receive the respect and praise I think they earn each and every day.Romance Readers Digesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411072911089045674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-53958277614014729162009-12-01T11:43:43.352-06:002009-12-01T11:43:43.352-06:00In a world of immediate gratification, there are t...In a world of immediate gratification, there are those who go to vanity presses and get books published without taking particular care of what they've written and without hiring an editor. It's a thrill for them to see their words in print, and who can say they're wrong in doing so?<br /><br />I prefer to do a quality book and hire a good editor, but I wouldn't think of denying other people the right to express themselves and get joy from what they do.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-15420075919951651972009-12-01T11:06:52.490-06:002009-12-01T11:06:52.490-06:00Yes, the publishing world is changing, although th...Yes, the publishing world is changing, although the big boys still fight it, as smaller publishers are snubbed as well.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com