tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post1566274694961479783..comments2023-06-11T06:01:10.185-04:00Comments on My Dog Ate My Manuscript: Books and writing in the futureN. Gemini Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561583704477654856noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-12967824674685456752009-06-17T09:20:15.947-04:002009-06-17T09:20:15.947-04:00I just want to add a couple of points to this disc...I just want to add a couple of points to this discussion. While mainstream publishers are indeed having to be pickier about taking on new authors, they are not going to disappear anytime soon. The book-buying public and bookstores will continue to look to them for quality books. And the most sought-after authors will continue to publish through them, because there IS a lot about mainstream publishing that works well: the editing team that puts polish on the project, eye-catching cover design, the power of marketing and sheer name recognition. That being said, our options as both writers and readers are widening. Tough times instigates change, wanted or not. It will be interesting to see how our book-buying habits change in the decade to come.N. Gemini Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561583704477654856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-49745254206085969032009-06-17T03:48:47.461-04:002009-06-17T03:48:47.461-04:00Things have simply moved on a notch and this is bo...Things have simply moved on a notch and this is bound to upset the status quo. From the publishers' point of view, it's bad news; from the writers' point of view, it's bad/good news (harder to get published but easier to self-publish) and, from the readers' point of view, it's good news.<br /><br />Certainly the best thing about the Internet is that now anyone can publish anything they want without it having to filter through the confined criteria of mainstream publishers.<br /><br />Arguably, the WORST thing about the Internet is that... er... we DO:o)Ron Tocknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810820667981463135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-55015669132452006702009-06-04T08:19:34.350-04:002009-06-04T08:19:34.350-04:00I guess these machines are not that dissimilar to ...I guess these machines are not that dissimilar to the ones used by piracy sites...why does it always seem that every new invention leads to someone being ripped off much more easily? Paper and typwwriter, anyone?<br />JenJen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628305777383099281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-64139483933324864842009-06-01T10:34:03.573-04:002009-06-01T10:34:03.573-04:00Bah! That should read "buy" it!Bah! That should read "buy" it!N. Gemini Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561583704477654856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-62247635423773827272009-06-01T10:33:21.366-04:002009-06-01T10:33:21.366-04:00I'm hearing lots of different figures on their cos...I'm hearing lots of different figures on their cost, from $35-180,000. When/if they become more commonplace, they may indeed change how and what books we buy. One bookshop owner in New England who has one said a lot of his business is people printing their own books to give to friends and family. Now there's the answer to friends asking, "You wrote a book? Where can we but it?"N. Gemini Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561583704477654856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-84823377146622964812009-05-31T18:24:41.573-04:002009-05-31T18:24:41.573-04:00I have read about these machines too, Gemi. It may...I have read about these machines too, Gemi. It may be the beginning of reader driven sales rather than which book gets the most expensive marketing.Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.com