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Originally Posted by davetrow
Danger, danger, Will Robinson!
Writer's Beware (a site every aspiring author should be aware of) wrote about JustFiction in August 2011: http://www.sfwa.org/2011/08/solicita...lishing-house/
Bottom line: "If you're looking for traditional publishing, this definitely isn't it--and if you want to self-publish, you can likely get a better deal elsewhere." |
A very good article on the company involved. Thankyou for posting the link. It's a shame about the argumentative discussion thread that follows on from the article rather than a meaningful contribution to the original.
There's no doubt that it's not an optimal way to go and as I mentioned, the giving up of rights is a problem - but I don't think we're far from where a p-book printer will take on these kinds of stories without tying up e-book rights as a part of the deal.
Because at the moment, print is about the only thing that e-book self-publishers can't get into.
There is little doubt that the traditional publishers have set the barriers for entry too high. The market has, for better or worse, driven itself towards formula fiction.
I too would hope for a different situation in the future where writers prove themselves through self-publishing and professional publishers then offer them contracts - more like how the recording industry tracks down new talent...
Not that I think highly of the recording industry but they are a full generation ahead of the way things are now.
Regards
David