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02-22-2014, 08:35 PM | #1 |
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Are self-publishers being looked down upon...Can we not express ourselves?
I believe that self-publishers has the right to express themselves in their writings using their own language to communicate their thoughts feelings and emotions without feeling like they fall behind the line of conventional publishers. We have our own unique voice.
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02-23-2014, 12:54 PM | #2 |
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The barrier to entry for self-publishing is lower. Therefore a lower signal-to-noise ratio is inevitable, meaning there will be a higher percentage of crap in the self-published pile. Your unique voice needs to stand out if you want to hear more than your own echo.
I'm a fan of independent publishing. It works for some of my favorite authors. But the self-published authors I follow all seem to have gotten their start in traditional publishing. Barry Eisler for example. |
02-25-2014, 07:21 AM | #3 |
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I've argued for a while that we need some kind of self-pub writer's guild, if for no other reason than to help promote quality self-pub authors.
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02-25-2014, 03:12 PM | #4 |
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Maybe something like the Image comics model could work.
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02-25-2014, 08:59 PM | #5 |
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Right.
One way to increase the prestige of self-publishing would be to create barriers to entry, as did the USSR. Most of us would think the minuses outweigh the pluses there. |
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Having an organization that picks out good self-published work and promotes it to add prestige, will inevitably turn that organization into the same kind of institution that the trad publishers are now: work is only seen as "worthy" if it is endorsed or promoted by this organization. Barriers to entry, control, and regulation are anathema to self-publishing. Last edited by Katsunami; 02-26-2014 at 08:58 PM. |
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03-05-2014, 11:59 AM | #10 |
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Self publishing has always been looked down on.
I shouldn't worry about it. |
03-19-2014, 03:41 AM | #11 |
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Some fields like academic science need peer-review comments in order for them to be taken seriously. Actually most topics would benefit from lots of feedback.
Yet after experiencing the politics of science, I admire self-publishers even more! |
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