tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post8642702547738194172..comments2024-03-17T02:12:53.713-05:00Comments on POD People: 10 Biggest Predictions on the Future of Book Publishingveingloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709708573358649383noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-71163092269792503682011-01-13T08:35:11.283-06:002011-01-13T08:35:11.283-06:00Agreed Jim on all counts, except for the glut of b...Agreed Jim on all counts, except for the glut of books thing. I always manage to find the shiny pennies in the glut of queries we receive, and I have never had a problem finding just what I like in the glut of books published every year by the traditional publishing industry either. I certainly found yours! :-) <br /><br />So I don't think there is a need for panic that we are going to be overwhelmed by garbage. Readers never seem to have trouble finding what they like.Cheryl Anne Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564041914501542048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-63157012060027457692011-01-12T12:52:20.701-06:002011-01-12T12:52:20.701-06:00This is an interesting list and, like you, I tend ...This is an interesting list and, like you, I tend to agree with it even if most of it is saying the blinkin’ obvious. As for the format of future e-readers who really can tell? The thing is they now have a toehold and this is the time to make the most of this new opportunity. The word <i>vanity press</i> is one that rankles me too although the first poem I ever had published I paid for in exactly this fashion because I knew no better. On one level all publication is vanity. I got exactly what I paid for: I saw my name in print. Essentially that was why I sent my poems into magazines, to be able to wave them under my dad’s face as ‘proof’ that I was a real writer; I didn’t care if the magazine sold a single copy as long as I got my contributor’s copy. And there will be those who will be happy with that and if they sell half-a-dozen copies of their books along the way then that’s only a bonus. I haven’t made a profit on any of my books yet but the loss is getting smaller. The object of publication was never primarily to make money but it was pitched at a higher level than simply appealing to my vanity. What pleases me about the ‘vanity’ side of publishing is that now even those authors can have much more control and without it costing them an arm and a leg. The real difference will be seen when it hits the marketing stage. Real writers realise nowadays that they can’t just write their books and leave the rest to others; they have to get involved. The downside of this new revolution is the sheer quantity of material that is now being produced quickly and cheaply means that we have a glut of books and it is so much harder for the real quality to shine. <br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com