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Originally Posted by Lemurion
Block's a different case. He already has an audience, so going indie is much safer for him than for a debut author. If you've already been commercially published and built a following, there's almost zero risk in going indie and turning your backlist into money.
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It wasn't backlist.
It was brand new. And so is his next effort.
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Had Block gone the route of traditional book publishing, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons might be out in the late fall of 2014—but more likely in 2015. Too long to wait for Block. This way, the book completed in mid-August was available to readers by Christmas Day, 2013.
"I’ve reached the age where I am no longer advised to buy green bananas," Block says. "I don’t want to sit around waiting a year and a half for something to come out.
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The general argument against indie releases is that the authors aren't good enough for traditional "nurturing". Well, Block is good enough. He just chose not to be "nurtured".
And the reviews on the book say it is the best in the series.
Indie publishing isn't just for no-names or backlists.
It is for every author tired or wary of the traditional game.