tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post8949383047609473118..comments2023-09-06T05:48:05.398-06:00Comments on Terry's Place: More on the Big ETerry Odellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-78906459744866019702010-10-22T14:00:32.844-06:002010-10-22T14:00:32.844-06:00It's a tough time for writers with everything ...It's a tough time for writers with everything in a flux. The key is to get your book into whatever formats the reader demands. Some will only buy a paperback and some will only buy an eBook. Often, this is a publisher decision, unless we go the exclusive epub route.Nancy J. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228901230896110347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-7521617746993765152010-10-21T09:01:51.551-06:002010-10-21T09:01:51.551-06:00I'm with you on that, Terry. Selling books on ...I'm with you on that, Terry. Selling books on Kindle isn't easy for most of us. But I'm still glad it's an option.June Shawhttp://www.juneshaw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-42509989048784638482010-10-21T08:02:49.872-06:002010-10-21T08:02:49.872-06:00Mimi - I've noticed there's still a good d...Mimi - I've noticed there's still a good deal of inconsistency in the digital book venues. One more thing we have to deal with.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-65044162369259609402010-10-20T22:26:45.582-06:002010-10-20T22:26:45.582-06:00You can imagine my dismay when after I returned fr...You can imagine my dismay when after I returned from Seattle where I promoted my e-books and I found that none of my titles were available on Kindle. I quickly notified my publisher and they fixed it right away. So if any of you have older published e-books, check and make sure they're listed. <br />I love having the choice to read either way, and now that I'm quickly going through my stack of to-read books, I find I'm more apt to order the new ones on my Kindle.<br />I just love technology!!Mimi Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860937180079684415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-9414729079043846012010-10-20T19:00:56.819-06:002010-10-20T19:00:56.819-06:00Elizabeth - totally agree. It boils down to supply...Elizabeth - totally agree. It boils down to supply and demand, but the field is still so new, and I think there's still a good deal of greed, especially with the formatting issues. It's taken one of my publishers years to realize they'll do better by expanding horizons.<br /><br />Jemi - thanks SO much! I'm sure Frankie & Ryan will be waiting patiently for you to activate their story.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-81196493384805776682010-10-20T18:43:24.094-06:002010-10-20T18:43:24.094-06:00I agree - it would be silly to eliminate choices. ...I agree - it would be silly to eliminate choices. And I just downloaded When Danger Calls - the only bad part is I won't be able to read it until after report card season! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-23930403869550890852010-10-20T16:35:09.850-06:002010-10-20T16:35:09.850-06:00I like the idea of leaving it up to the readers to...I like the idea of leaving it up to the readers to decide. After all, they're the ones who really count!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-73781751634388961052010-10-20T16:05:18.402-06:002010-10-20T16:05:18.402-06:00Caroline - yes, there's no reason to say one f...Caroline - yes, there's no reason to say one format, and one format only.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-85768590159592916562010-10-20T15:58:37.271-06:002010-10-20T15:58:37.271-06:00Terry, great post. I just received a Kindle last m...Terry, great post. I just received a Kindle last month for my birthday. I love it, but I also still love a print books. We went to a bookstore today and I loved being there. I've decided to buy print books if I want to reread them, and downloads for those I just want to read once.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-59043014242864287082010-10-20T14:28:40.759-06:002010-10-20T14:28:40.759-06:00KM - I bought my eBookwise back when I was first e...KM - I bought my eBookwise back when I was first e-published. I haven't upgraded yet.<br /><br />Pamela, my pleasure, and thanks again for being my guestTerry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-16720761466561039602010-10-20T14:26:57.799-06:002010-10-20T14:26:57.799-06:00Mona - you're welcome
Jacqueline; I don't...Mona - you're welcome<br /><br />Jacqueline; I don't think you've got anything to lose with a back list upload<br /><br />Delle - so wonderful to hear your success story. Thanks for sharing.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-1653098424159885612010-10-20T14:20:38.551-06:002010-10-20T14:20:38.551-06:00I've been epublished for the last ten years, a...I've been epublished for the last ten years, and it's been an interesting ride. I recently self-published my re-aqcquired backlist on Kindle and Smashwords, and my sales figures jumped dramatically. Then Kindle put two of my books up as Free Reads (paying royalties to me anyway) and my sales of all my books have gone out of sight. However anyone wants to phrase the put-downs as unimportant freebies, there's no denying that 24,000 people now have my name on books in their computers or e-readers. That's not only promo money can't buy, but it's saying a lot about the size of the audience available for ebooks now.<br /><br />And if that doesn't stir your brain cells, consider this: in the last three weeks that I've been watching, on almost all days, there was never more that two paper books- and often NONE- in the top 20 of Amazon's best selling romances list. Usually they were all Kindles. Genre fistion similarly had high numbers of ebooks over Kindles, but I didn't pay a lot of attention to the actual numbers. On non-fiction, though, their biggest seller, paper books still predominate.Delle Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-85292090678941598442010-10-20T13:34:30.211-06:002010-10-20T13:34:30.211-06:00This is a topic that impacts all of us who write p...This is a topic that impacts all of us who write professionally. I haven't Kindled yet, but I'm seriously considering it.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-33007103727766983682010-10-20T11:09:33.908-06:002010-10-20T11:09:33.908-06:00Terry, thanks for a very, very interesting article...Terry, thanks for a very, very interesting article.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-44263530715837032622010-10-20T10:45:41.313-06:002010-10-20T10:45:41.313-06:00Hi Terry,
Thanks so much for giving me the opport...Hi Terry,<br /><br />Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to be your guest blogger yesterday. I'm finding much food for thought in your continuation of the discussion today, and in the readers' comments. I think that with the economy still in such dire straits, many people don't have money for discretionary spending. Anyway, at the moment an ereader's at the top of my holiday list. Good luck to my fellow writers - may the Muse be with us all, and a PR genie as well. Thanks again.Pamela Loewyhttp://pamelaloewy.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-42315356995359576672010-10-20T10:29:17.404-06:002010-10-20T10:29:17.404-06:00Interesting. That's definitely the way the ind...Interesting. That's definitely the way the industry is headed, and, truthfully, I'm excited about it, even though I'm not yet an e-book reader myself. It's a brave new world, to be sure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832782604769370695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-24810813033619521732010-10-20T10:23:19.011-06:002010-10-20T10:23:19.011-06:00Barbara - in a way, it's exciting to be ahead ...Barbara - in a way, it's exciting to be ahead of the game.<br /><br />Jon - agreed. Digital options are changing the world of publishing.<br /><br />Brenna, perhaps I didn't distinguish clearly. There are publishers who focus on digital, first and foremost, and may or may not put their books in print. To me, those are "e-publishers". Yes, almost all publishers are offering digital options, but with the exception of Carina, I think most of what you're calling conglomerates still regard digital as a secondary focus.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-33808405629966937932010-10-20T09:27:21.565-06:002010-10-20T09:27:21.565-06:00I agree with you on much of this, especially the f...I agree with you on much of this, especially the fact that what works for Konrath is unlikely to work for a new author. If an author has little or no prior experience in publishing, marketing, and preparing a mss for sale... Well, it's unlikely that person is going to be a blockbuster at SSV (self/subsidy/vanity publishing). I work with indie press and have some SSV titles, and even with an established audience in indie, I sell 100 TIMES or more with an indie publisher than I do with a self-published book, easily.<br /><br />The one thing I found disconcerting about your post is the separation you place between "epublishers" and conglomerate. To be blunt, conglomerates are now epublishers, as well, and most indies are now doing print books, as well as ebooks. It's becoming easier to separate publishing companies by size and methods than by saying epublishing or digital publishing and not. Since they are all doing it, that has become something of a moot point.<br /><br />I do give Harlequin high praise for the Carina line. As far as I can see, they are the only conglomerate press willing to attempt the indie methods, and the fact that they brought Angela James online to do it says they want to do it right. Maybe if they succeed, other conglomerate presses will stand up and take notice.<br /><br />BrennaBrenna Lyonshttp://www.brennalyons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-23670474321156270212010-10-20T08:10:55.666-06:002010-10-20T08:10:55.666-06:00As a relatively successful hardcover and Kindle au...As a relatively successful hardcover and Kindle author, I'm quite pleased with the burgeoning eBook realm. I tried it 10 years ago and got squat. With Amazon's marketing exposure, I've sold thousands of Kindle versions and that has helped bring my fantasy series to the attention of a ton of new readers. It IS the wave of the future.<br /><br />Jon Baxley<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=592991423Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-66278285876401784872010-10-20T07:46:32.810-06:002010-10-20T07:46:32.810-06:00I agree with your opinion about choice. I've b...I agree with your opinion about choice. I've been epubbed for ten years waiting for the public to find us. Now we're overwhelmed with new publishers, self-pubbed and ebooks from big publishers. It's moving so fast I feel jet-lagged.<br />Barbara<br />www.barbaraedwards.netBarbara Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564115440664553703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-24527587170101830572010-10-20T07:10:11.920-06:002010-10-20T07:10:11.920-06:00Mason - the thing that bugs me the most: people wh...Mason - the thing that bugs me the most: people who say, "NEVER" <br /><br />Wynter - the woman we spoke to at breakfast said that's her favorite thing about e-readers. She doesn't need her glasses.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-71435383443475366212010-10-20T07:07:02.730-06:002010-10-20T07:07:02.730-06:00I get the Kindle question a lot, too. Even my 82 y...I get the Kindle question a lot, too. Even my 82 year old father is using one. He can enlarge the print instead of choosing from the small number of large print print books.Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-67286430722379649252010-10-20T06:31:06.716-06:002010-10-20T06:31:06.716-06:00Got to have those choices. It's amazing how th...Got to have those choices. It's amazing how things are changes though and so quickly it seems (or at least to me). :)<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.com