tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732686716456426067.post4851536789703616590..comments2023-03-21T03:13:37.890-05:00Comments on On The Bird: what's with all the self-pub hate?John Abramowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974099891841900193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732686716456426067.post-62626624074946823272011-11-29T04:03:00.765-06:002011-11-29T04:03:00.765-06:00"At the same time, though, I'll never get..."At the same time, though, I'll never get anywhere if no one is willing to take a chance and go against the apparently-widespread prejudice against self-publishers."<br /><br />Don't worry. There are lots of people who go out of their way to support indie authors too. And there are others who just want a good deal, so they're attracted to the under-$5 ebooks. (Some prefer the under-$1 ones, heh.)<br /><br />Also, the way Amazon is set up right now, it's not particularly obvious to most readers that such-and-such ebook is self-published. Amazon certainly doesn't care. If a book is selling, they will recommend it. <br /><br />I'm sure you will do great in the end, John. Don't get discouraged. It takes time and definitely helps to have more books out, though it already looks like you're doing better than a lot of indies. Stick with the marketing and writing!Lindsay Burokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955277387824031696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732686716456426067.post-74135747959241718132011-11-28T22:01:51.254-06:002011-11-28T22:01:51.254-06:00Just from my point of view, the majority of "...Just from my point of view, the majority of "we hate self-pub" is the perceived (and most of the time, actual) lack of quality in the final product.<br /><br />I've run into this several times recently. The purchase site reviews are mixed, the blurb and sample are good, but the rest of the book, in a word, SUCKS!<br /><br />When purchasers run into this often enough the brush they use to tar self-pubbed stories and authors keeps getting wider, and wider, until eventually "some" becomes "all".Starfox Howlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538783469778078227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732686716456426067.post-48382485424394533372011-11-27T10:50:03.202-06:002011-11-27T10:50:03.202-06:00I wouldn't pay that much attention to the rapi...I wouldn't pay that much attention to the rapid anti self-published book people on various boards. They need to get a life.<br /><br />Most of the readers in the US and probably the rest of the world don't care as long as it's a good, well-edited book. So don't disappoint them or they won't read the rest of your books.<br /><br />I've sold about 32,000 of my two self-published books (sweet historical Western romances) in seven months. My readers don't care that they're self-published. They're asking me for the next one in the series.<br /><br />However the three pair of eyes (as long as at least one of the pair is a professional author/editor) is a good baseline.Dr. Debra Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04556327521528996385noreply@blogger.com