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Originally Posted by shalym
I'm sure the authors feel as if Bookbub is making it difficult, but I can assure you that my experience is the same a Blossom's--I get Bookbub emails every day, and *at least* 50% of the books included in the emails are indie.
I think authors need to step out of the author forums and talk to readers. (I'm not including you in that statement--you obviously are the exception) I used to read author forums regularly, and I stopped because too many authors were acting (IMHO) like spoiled children, and it was making me not want to read any of them. They crawl inside their own heads and bounce off of each other, and when an actual *reader* gives feedback, it's ignored.
Sorry for the rant...that just pushed one of my buttons.
Shari
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Exactly I can tell from those in this thread that some are really out of touch with readers particularly romance readers.
I too have seen the entitlement attitude in some writers forums.
Samhain went down for several reasons but mainly due to readers wanting quality and more plot to their stories. Their bestselling authors left and were never replaced. They were one of the first digital imprints in romance. They have been around for a long time. They focused mostly on the spicier side of romance to erotica. As I said before when 50 Shades happened too many jump on the bandwagon and now the market is shifting away from that the publishers that tried to take advantage of that trend are suffering or going under.
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