tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post4683036043951118866..comments2023-10-07T03:23:24.917-05:00Comments on Boswell and Books: Meditating on Thomas Beller's Meditations on J.D. Salinger, and the Fact That the Book was Published by Amazon.Daniel Goldinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536282665165900502noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post-85499884921507037952014-06-23T08:09:47.423-05:002014-06-23T08:09:47.423-05:00You folks who publish on CreateSpace should probab...You folks who publish on CreateSpace should probably read this. http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=1692Daniel Goldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536282665165900502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post-50345638482295231022014-06-14T09:30:11.282-05:002014-06-14T09:30:11.282-05:00Hi Daniel,
I enjoy your blog and wanted to addres...Hi Daniel,<br /><br />I enjoy your blog and wanted to address your question as to why Thomas Beller would sign a contract with Amazon publishing<br /><br />My take on it? It may be that Mr. Beller found their terms advantageous. As one of their authors, I’ve enjoyed:<br /><br />•Getting paid monthly (versus twice a year)<br /><br />•Being able to see my sales daily, updated in real time<br /><br />•Having input into everything concerning my book(s), including pricing, marketing, title, and cover<br /><br />•Working with a team who responds to my emails promptly, answering my questions and addressing my concerns<br /><br />All of these things give authors a sense of control and a feeling of being valued, which is no small thing. I’m frankly puzzled this isn’t the norm in publishing, because it seems like a common sense approach. <br /><br /><br />Karen McQuestionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09358390156163976923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post-89459898862630702062014-06-13T11:48:53.525-05:002014-06-13T11:48:53.525-05:00Even before Amazon Publishing, I was shunned by ma...Even before Amazon Publishing, I was shunned by many indies because I wrote 'genre' fiction and that was beneath their notice. I did notice that many of those indies are no longer in business. When I made an effort to walk into a bookstore and talk to the owner and get turned away, year after year, one begins to care less and less.<br /><br />The overall boycott of Amazon titles by indies is another short-sighted business approach based on emotion rather than reality. It's certainly their choice to do that-- but don't cry and call foul play when others make similar choices.<br /><br />Much of the angst in publishing is focused on Amazon when it really needs to be focused on the archaic business model of the Big 5. Their business has changed little since 1994 when Amazon didn't exist. They had plenty of warning when music hit digital and ignored it.<br /><br />Now they subsist on profits reaped from eBooks while keeping author royalties down. <br /><br />That won't last either.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030209378371995304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post-38793571109960298092014-06-13T10:48:21.682-05:002014-06-13T10:48:21.682-05:00Sorry, Daniel. I addressed you as David. My apolog...Sorry, Daniel. I addressed you as David. My apologies. Deborah Reedhttp://www.reed-braun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post-31637075312629958322014-06-13T10:45:48.762-05:002014-06-13T10:45:48.762-05:00Dear David,
Thank you so much for this post. I to...Dear David,<br /><br />Thank you so much for this post. I too, am an author published with Amazon Publishing under several of their imprints. My most recent novel, Things We Set On Fire, was published last December through AP's Lake Union imprint, the literary and general fiction imprint out of the Seattle office. It garnered a very rare blurb from Tim O' Brien, as well as Antonia Nelson, and other highly respected authors, and it already has nearly 900 reviews on Amazon, the average 5 stars, and has sold over 100,000 copies (ebook and paperback combined). And yet, I cannot help but wonder how many more copies would be sold if booksellers such as yourself would choose our books based on their merit and not on who published them. The boycotting of my work has been part of a calculated effort by booksellers to keep readers from ever knowing about my novels, which, as you know, take many years to write. It's heartbreaking, not least of all because for decades I have supported, and continue to support booksellers and other authors whose work is found in brick and mortar stores. I could go on, but really I just wanted to thank you for your outspoken efforts of offering good books to readers without the politics. <br />Bravo!<br />Deborah Reed<br />PS. Nothing would make me happier than to see you consider my work for your store. My previous novel, Carry Yourself Back To Me, is published by HMH's Mariner imprint and was also published to wide acclaim.<br />Deborah Reedhttp://www.reed-braun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post-11417594725207614182014-06-13T10:39:32.733-05:002014-06-13T10:39:32.733-05:00Daniel, more proof of your bookselling integrity. ...Daniel, more proof of your bookselling integrity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12077218237236627221noreply@blogger.com