It is not a surprise that traditional entertainment companies are turning to the Internet to find new talent. In fact, the surprise would be if they weren’t. Not only is the web a great place to showcase talent, but it also gives editors, agents, producers, whomever the opportunity to observe fan reaction. Self-publisher works for […]
Articles from September 2007
Traditional Publisher, Self-Publisher Form Venture: Not All Authors Benefit
September 24th, 2007 · 5 Comments
File Under: Non-Traditional Publishing
Stop Your Sobbing
September 18th, 2007 · 14 Comments
At first I was amused. Now I read articles decrying the cutting of newspapers book reviews with barely-contained impatience. I am tired of the hand-wringing, the bemoaning of “loss of culture”, the sense of entitlement many of these articles present. Rather than leading the way to the solution, the writers behind these pieces show, sometimes […]
File Under: Reviewing Reviewing
Print-on-Demand, Self-Publishing, and the World of Economics: A Podcast
September 14th, 2007 · 3 Comments
One of the great features of the Booksquare/Medialoper complex is the awesome production studio. It’s not unusual for the team (cats, humans, squirrels, random strangers) to go straight from the conference facilities to the microphone to talk about the big ideas of our era. Luckily for you, cooler heads often prevail the next morning. Except […]
File Under: Non-Traditional Publishing
Jane, Now More Than Ever
September 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments
[BS: The great thing about Jane Austen fans is the myriad of reasons they come to Jane. Some come for the clothes, stay for the satire. Others seek the social skewering but discover the empathy. And, yeah, there a few who figure if it’s good enough for Colin Firth…. Today, we welcome Laurie Viera Rigler, […]
File Under: Books/Mags/Blogs
Kindle: They Didn’t Start The Fire
September 10th, 2007 · 14 Comments
Yeah, well, you try to resist a bad pun first thing in the morning. So Amazon, as threatened, has released its e-reader, the Kindle (the naming of products remains one of those mysteries that will never be solved). It uses e-ink, has wireless connectivity, generous battery life, and kills germs. Why am I not excited? […]
File Under: The Future of Publishing
Apple Saves The Publishing Industry
September 5th, 2007 · 9 Comments
So, yeah, you’re thinking that the Apple announcements yesterday were interesting. You’re thinking, wow, I didn’t want to spend a month’s worth of book money on a phone, but, hey, they lowered the price. Or maybe you’re thinking you didn’t need a new phone. But everyone can use an iPod. Especially since iPods are now […]
File Under: Marketing For Introverts · Non-Traditional Publishing · The Future of Publishing
Simple Consumer Psychology
September 5th, 2007 · 3 Comments
The beauty of the various entertainment industries is that there are many parallels to be drawn. Despite their apparent differences — sound, pictures, and words — are built on common distribution methodologies, they use the same accounting principles as their base (tweaking as necessary), and they make the same mistakes. As noted about a gazillion […]
File Under: The Future of Publishing