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Old 02-02-2012, 12:50 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by mr ploppy View Post
It's the people who are writing to get rich that are causing all the problems though. Apart from filling Amazon up with crap they're all over forums like this pimping it. I'm all for enthusiastic amateurs putting their work out, there are still a few gems out there if you don't mind the rough edges, but they need to be realistic about what they are likely to achieve. And if all they're interested in is money they're wasting their time.
As one of the enthusiastic amateurs, I've noticed that problem on my two distibution channels, too. Smashwords and BookieJar are both overloaded with stuff priced so low you start wondering about the quality- a 100k word tome for $2.99, anyone? Makes my 99¢ short stories look overpriced. Now, I wouldn't mind getting rich, but that's not the point of my writing. I want to tell a good story and entertain people.

I'm probably in the minority, though.
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