Authonomy - a new site by Harper Collins

Moejoe · 03-16-2009, 02:52 AM

For all those on the same path as me toward (eventual) publication, the book editors at Harper Collins recently went live with a new site called Authonomy. It' a mixture of social-networking and user voting on new and unpublished works to bring them to the attention of Harper Collins.

It's free to signup and looks very interesting for all us 'unpubs'. I've read over the licensing agreement and it looks like you retain all copyright to your work, so it's more than likely safe to publish, submit and upload your work to other sources.

Here's my blog post about it:http://typewriterhead.blogspot.com/2...direction.html

Direct link to the site:http://www.authonomy.com/

Moejoe · 03-16-2009, 03:50 AM

Well I've just been on the site and reading some of the comments in the forums and it seems it's actually been running for a good couple of months (as ever I' m late to the party). Reading the forum posts it also seems that the likelihood of getting 'spotted' on there is about the same as if you submitted your book by a traditional method.

So basically it's all smoke and mirrors for now, and to think I'd actually believed the mainstream publishing industry were taking a step closer to the digital world. What begins as excitement, soon turns to disillusionment.

jaxx6166 · 03-16-2009, 05:06 PM

In addition to this, a few former editors from Del Ray books created Online Wrtiting Workshop several years ago.

It's a website writing community as well, almost like a creative writing workshop class all done online. There's slim to no chance of getting noticed on there as well. I think the highlight is once a month or so, the pro editors there select a work and give you a pretty good rundown/review.

Several alumn have gone on to publish there. I think the most known of all of them was Elizabeth Bear

onlinewritingworkshop dot com.

It costs money though...around 50 USd/yr. The highlight is most of the people in the community give pretty good crits/line nits/suggestions for improvement.

FWIW, I think the closest thing to going "mainstream" on teh interwebs right now is LuLu or BookSurge BS that Amazon owns for self publishing

=X= · 03-17-2009, 01:09 AM

Very cool thanks for the post

kacir · 03-17-2009, 06:27 AM

Cool site.
I quickly found a book I want to read.
There IS a catch, however.
Several of them.

catch 1.
Quite a few books are incomplete.
To find a complete book use search textbox on the main page. Type something, anything and it will take you to the search screen. There you you click checkbox "Show only complete books" and search again.

catch 2.
Much more serious one.
You are ONLY alowed to read a book in your browser.
I haven't found way yet to load the book into my Sony Reader yet.
The book is displayed by chapters. Copy - Paste does not work. View Page Source shows just some Java script wizardry. Even Kleptomania - a piece of software designed to grab text from "un-compliant" windows - fails. Sigh...
I do not want to spread the "format shifted" book, I do not want to steal it, I want just to read it on an e-ink screen in my bed and not on a bright LCD screen sitting at my work table in living room.

03-16-2009, 02:52 AM	#1
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Authonomy - a new site by Harper Collins For all those on the same path as me toward (eventual) publication, the book editors at Harper Collins recently went live with a new site called Authonomy. It' a mixture of social-networking and user voting on new and unpublished works to bring them to the attention of Harper Collins. It's free to signup and looks very interesting for all us 'unpubs'. I've read over the licensing agreement and it looks like you retain all copyright to your work, so it's more than likely safe to publish, submit and upload your work to other sources. Here's my blog post about it:http://typewriterhead.blogspot.com/2...direction.html Direct link to the site:http://www.authonomy.com/

03-16-2009, 05:06 PM	#3
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Online Writing Workshop In addition to this, a few former editors from Del Ray books created Online Wrtiting Workshop several years ago. It's a website writing community as well, almost like a creative writing workshop class all done online. There's slim to no chance of getting noticed on there as well. I think the highlight is once a month or so, the pro editors there select a work and give you a pretty good rundown/review. Several alumn have gone on to publish there. I think the most known of all of them was Elizabeth Bear onlinewritingworkshop dot com. It costs money though...around 50 USd/yr. The highlight is most of the people in the community give pretty good crits/line nits/suggestions for improvement. FWIW, I think the closest thing to going "mainstream" on teh interwebs right now is LuLu or BookSurge BS that Amazon owns for self publishing

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03-16-2009, 03:50 AM	#2
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Well I've just been on the site and reading some of the comments in the forums and it seems it's actually been running for a good couple of months (as ever I' m late to the party). Reading the forum posts it also seems that the likelihood of getting 'spotted' on there is about the same as if you submitted your book by a traditional method. So basically it's all smoke and mirrors for now, and to think I'd actually believed the mainstream publishing industry were taking a step closer to the digital world. What begins as excitement, soon turns to disillusionment.

03-17-2009, 01:09 AM	#4
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	Very cool thanks for the post

03-17-2009, 06:27 AM	#5
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,450 Karma: 10484861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	Cool site. I quickly found a book I want to read. There IS a catch, however. Several of them. catch 1. Quite a few books are incomplete. To find a complete book use search textbox on the main page. Type something, anything and it will take you to the search screen. There you you click checkbox "Show only complete books" and search again. catch 2. Much more serious one. You are ONLY alowed to read a book in your browser. I haven't found way yet to load the book into my Sony Reader yet. The book is displayed by chapters. Copy - Paste does not work. View Page Source shows just some Java script wizardry. Even Kleptomania - a piece of software designed to grab text from "un-compliant" windows - fails. Sigh... I do not want to spread the "format shifted" book, I do not want to steal it, I want just to read it on an e-ink screen in my bed and not on a bright LCD screen sitting at my work table in living room.

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