From: Robert Nagle This may or may not be relevant to the case. I'm putting together a creative commons ebook which uses some creative commons images. I find...
joseph harris
smilepoet@...
Oct 1, 2007 2:40 pm
28115
My latest book "Ansen" is at #5 today (Tuesday) on Fictionwise's Bestseller list. Yesterday it was at #8. I guess the big jump from #20 was due to weekend...
... Hate to say it, but based on my interactions with BNYPublished authors--who take their attitudes from the higher ups--yes. it is simple arrogance. Nothing...
... You really think it's simple arrogance? (As opposed to complex arrogance, that is? :) Ed Ed, My understanding is that big publishers ar most certainly...
joseph harris
smilepoet@...
Oct 3, 2007 1:50 pm
28120
... I missed the first message, so maybe I missed something, Mary, but... NY HAS trolled from indie/e. Not all authors taken to NY from indie/e were out there...
I just noticed that Ansen is one of only two books on the first ten books on the best seller list that is multiformat. I kind of wish they would identify on...
... Congratulations are in order on your book's rankings. I want to say that before I say anything else. As for why big p-book publishers don't buy rights to...
Ah, arrogance is arrogance . . . who could possibly write a book worth anything and do it up as an ebook? I know you could, Ed; I've been to your site and have...
... Thanks, milady. ... Fictionwise isn't considered 'real' publishing, according to several official lists on the matter. ... Doesn't wash. Two separate...
... the blue, ... That sort of random event is governed by the 'act of God' clause. ... books, for ... their ... Which NY houses, which indies, which books?...
Ed, I'm mystified for why you seem to have such harsh feelings towards the big New York publishers. While some of what you say is correct, you paint all of...
... Ed, maybe these two things together explains it. E-sales aren't considered a real indicator of book sale potential because e-publishing isn't thought of...
Let it be said that the arrogance eluded to is more a characteristic of writers under contract to NY publishers, as evidenced by the constant, feverish efforts...
The Greater NY Independent Publishers' Association is a regional PMA affiliate. It meets on the third Thursday of every month. They're looking for a speaker...
... Then again, Ed, I picked up my first national level clip as a journalist because of my posts about Napster on ePub back in the dark ages. No one EVER gets...
... <snip> ... Long ago figured that out, but -- as I see it -- the choice per title finished has been to either waste years flacking it around the paper ...
... Like I said, 'act of God'. Certainly not the norm. ... Never said they wouldn't. I just wondered aloud why they weren't using ebook sales as a form of...
... It varies greatly. May, June, and July historically seem to be very slow months. Sales go up a bit during the holidays and a few other months. I try to...
... No, no, I agree with you--act of God, for sure--but maybe not as uncommon as one might think since "never" is a long time, and "on rare occasions" is a lot...
... You simply don't want to believe anything that shows the other side. For pities sake. It's NOT just MJD that got picked up this way. She's simply the one...
Despite all my success with e-books, I haven't had a single inquiry from a major publisher. For instance, my last major science fiction novel, Warp Point, has...
... As Ed said, that really varies by the overall sales of the month at Fictionwise. I've been top ten site-wide many times. Sometimes, I can do it with as few...
From: auwg Never said they wouldn't. I just wondered aloud why they weren't using ebook sales as a form of vetting potential authors. Seems to me it would save...
joseph harris
smilepoet@...
Oct 4, 2007 2:17 pm
28140
The fact that writers in a genre that's selling like cold drinks in August are picked up by romance houses wanting a bite of the pie is as much an Act of God...
Gawd, I do a wonderful presentation on ebooks and ebook publishing, but I can't afford to fly there and back at this time. Maybe when I do come to New York, I...
BIG surprise, I'm sure, that I have to disagree with Liz. That's the way it goes, I guess. The one thing I seem to agree with her on is the fact that the iron...
... I'm 58. These ebooks have been and will be perpetual supplements to my retirement fund and they take precedence over vanity and dreams. So far they've paid...
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