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fjtorres · 08-25-2012, 08:26 PM

Bear in mind that Rusch is a long-time veteran who has both traditional contracts *and* indie-published titles.
She is not a self-publishing promoter.
Her web site is about encouraging writers to educate themselves about the issues and make informed decisions that meet *their* needs rather than blindly accepting the "received wisdom" from another era.
What worked in the days of the print oligarchy is not necessarily a viable strategy in these days of reduced pbook shelf space, reduced publisher support and advances, and mainstreamed ebooks and POD.
Authors now have choices that didn't exist just a few years ago; they need to choose wisely or risk being victimized.

08-25-2012, 08:26 PM	#6
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Bear in mind that Rusch is a long-time veteran who has both traditional contracts and indie-published titles. She is not a self-publishing promoter. Her web site is about encouraging writers to educate themselves about the issues and make informed decisions that meet their needs rather than blindly accepting the "received wisdom" from another era. What worked in the days of the print oligarchy is not necessarily a viable strategy in these days of reduced pbook shelf space, reduced publisher support and advances, and mainstreamed ebooks and POD. Authors now have choices that didn't exist just a few years ago; they need to choose wisely or risk being victimized.