Comments on: The Realities of the Publishing World: Traditional, Subsidy, and Self-Publishing http://lillieammann.com/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/ A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Wed, 23 May 2012 03:33:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1445 Lillie Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:11:12 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/#comment-1445 Thanks for the link, Yvonne. I've already written in previous posts that I'm not a big fan of PDF. My personal preference is to read HTML on the screen. However, I know a lot of people like to print out documents, and most people agree PDF is better for that. Maybe I'll do a zip file with PDF, HTML, and RTF so readers can take their choice. Thanks for the link, Yvonne. I’ve already written in previous posts that I’m not a big fan of PDF. My personal preference is to read HTML on the screen. However, I know a lot of people like to print out documents, and most people agree PDF is better for that. Maybe I’ll do a zip file with PDF, HTML, and RTF so readers can take their choice.

]]> By: Yvonne Russell http://lillieammann.com/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1449 Yvonne Russell Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:48:13 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/#comment-1449 I don't mind, but this article about PDF vs HTML has interesting advantages for both. This might help you decide. http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/pdf-vs-html.html I don’t mind, but this article about PDF vs HTML has interesting advantages for both. This might help you decide.

http://bcn.boulder.co.us/~neal/pdf-vs-html.html

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Lillie Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:28:08 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/#comment-1444 Thanks, Yvonne. I'll review the entries and be sure all the links still work before I compile it into an e-book. Do you have any preference for either PDF or HTML? Thanks, Yvonne. I’ll review the entries and be sure all the links still work before I compile it into an e-book. Do you have any preference for either PDF or HTML?

]]> By: Yvonne Russell http://lillieammann.com/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1443 Yvonne Russell Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:11:28 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/#comment-1443 Count me in. Having all this valuable info collated makes for ease of reference and use. Count me in. Having all this valuable info collated makes for ease of reference and use.

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1446 Lillie Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:46:23 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/2007/09/06/the-realities-of-the-publishing-world-traditional-subsidy-and-self-publishing/#comment-1446 Merry, You're right that writers won't succeed in getting a traditional publishing contract or in making sales of a self-published book if they are prima donnas. However, I think those writers are much more apt to choose subsidy/vanity publishing than true self-publishing. Self-publishing is a lot of work as well as expense, and generally I see writers who are really dedicated to writing as a business willing to self-publish. Vanity publishing, on the other hand, is easy - just give a "publisher" your manuscript and lots of money ... All of the projects I work on are fun - that's why I love what I do so much. I won't work with a writer unless I really believe in the project. Merry,
You’re right that writers won’t succeed in getting a traditional publishing contract or in making sales of a self-published book if they are prima donnas.

However, I think those writers are much more apt to choose subsidy/vanity publishing than true self-publishing. Self-publishing is a lot of work as well as expense, and generally I see writers who are really dedicated to writing as a business willing to self-publish. Vanity publishing, on the other hand, is easy – just give a “publisher” your manuscript and lots of money …

All of the projects I work on are fun – that’s why I love what I do so much. I won’t work with a writer unless I really believe in the project.

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