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cbaehr · 11-28-2010, 11:55 AM

Suppose Pianos had just been invented and Beethoven had to promote "Ode to Joy?"
I just read a plea by a Kindle user that said something like: "Please, please, stop all the self-promotion by the authors." I feel deeply for her/him and sympathize. Imagine if, when pianos were first invented, Beethoven and Chopin started posting about the "Ode to Joy" or the "Moonlight Sonata" and begging you to give them a go. "Just listen to a few bars." Well, we wouldn't be calling them giants of culture that's for sure. I have to apologize to all of the "readers" for our shameless self-promotion and for getting on their nerves but what's an independent self-publisher to do?
Thank you for reading.
Consuelo Saah Baehr
http://www.amazon.com/Consuelo-Saah-...ntt_dp_epwbk_0

11-28-2010, 11:55 AM	#1
cbaehr Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: East Hampton, New York Device: mac, kindle	Suppose Beethoven had to promote "Ode To Joy?" Suppose Pianos had just been invented and Beethoven had to promote "Ode to Joy?" I just read a plea by a Kindle user that said something like: "Please, please, stop all the self-promotion by the authors." I feel deeply for her/him and sympathize. Imagine if, when pianos were first invented, Beethoven and Chopin started posting about the "Ode to Joy" or the "Moonlight Sonata" and begging you to give them a go. "Just listen to a few bars." Well, we wouldn't be calling them giants of culture that's for sure. I have to apologize to all of the "readers" for our shameless self-promotion and for getting on their nerves but what's an independent self-publisher to do? Thank you for reading. Consuelo Saah Baehr http://www.amazon.com/Consuelo-Saah-...ntt_dp_epwbk_0