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The APub imprints, including Thomas & Mercer which Koontz signed with, have all the usual trad pub bells and whistles, including editors.
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Why does everybody think that Amazon doesn't have editors? Every single book I read, which comes from an Amazon imprint, thanks the editor among others.
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And editors aren't limited to non-self-published works, I think.
But a lot of self-pub books don't see a competent editor and it shows. EDIT: Then again, it's not entirely clear that all big 5 books see a competent editor either. Last edited by binaryhermit; 07-30-2019 at 11:41 PM. |
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https://www.amazon.com/firstreads To the extent they talk about APub (which isn't much) their authors tend to be positive about their support and input. A common one is how open and accomodating editors are. They sound more like old school tradpub editors. Beyond that, APub only plays in fiction. NonFiction is a non-issue so any inroads the might make won't change that market. The one area where they are genuinely changing the market is in translations. They already the largest in the US and growing steadily. Some months FIRST READS will feature two translated books out of six. Last edited by fjtorres; 07-31-2019 at 06:58 PM. |
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Aggressive insistence on eliminating whole chapters, or having new ones written, might be essential for some books and acts of desecration for others. So. I don't mean to imply there are perfect super-star editors who only work for the big five. Fortunately for me, I'm OK with typos and don't notice plot errors as your wife does. But I do find many books to be boring, never finishing them. They seem to be disproportionately from university presses. |
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I can’t tell you WHY there is a quality difference.....but there certainly is. And I’m not talking about grammar. And this from the POV that I actually enjoyed the Amazon author's book. It’s like how I can enjoy a McDonald's hamburger and yet understand it’s no steak dinner
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Imprints tend to go through cycles based on whomever is in charge of the imprint. Some imprints have fairly strong editing (i.e. the publisher backs the editor when the author pushes back), while others have a fairly minimalist editing standard. You also see it with indies. Some are "self edited", most seem to have been edited at a proof read level, a few seem to been polished a bit by either an editor or a reading circle. |
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...except APub is bigger and has deeper pockets. Or Roberts going to the randy Penguin a couple years back. Its a multi year commitment, not a trivial marketing move. The news here isn't giving Koontz a multibook deal, it's giving *Koontz* a multibook deal. APub's wheelhouse has been newer authors, not long-established names, so moving upscale is somethig to take notice of. Look at their catalog: https://amazonpublishing.amazon.com This is a smaller, growing business getting big enough to play with thd older, bigger players. Considering that APub is estimated tobe about Hachette size, but more profitable, it is a head's up there might now be six BPHs, not five. 18 months ago: https://www.idealog.com/blog/changin...wnhill-amazon/ Quote:
Lately, they've been expanding into litfic and children's books, thanks to the kingmaker power of FIRST READS alluded to above. This power seems to be drawing the attention of at least some established names. That is worth watching, given the boycott on their print books by B&N and the ABA crowd. Last edited by fjtorres; 08-07-2019 at 12:40 PM. |
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He has had some books there (at Amazon) for years though. Lightning for example has a date of Sept. 2 2003 on the page.
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