Comments for The Indie Book Writer Blog | Self Publishing | Author Solutions http://indiebookwriter.com Indie Books - Writing, Self Publishing, Marketing, Bookselling Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:05:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Next Indie Revolution by keithogorek http://indiebookwriter.com/indie-publishing-revolution/#comment-18 keithogorek Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:05:10 +0000 http://indiebookwriter.com/?page_id=144#comment-18 Great question. <a href="http://http://liswiki.org/wiki/Vanity_publisher" rel="nofollow">The LIS Wiki </a>addresses this issue and names three prominent "vanity" publishers, Vantage Press, Dorrance and Ivy House. I know you asked for six, but those are the three most well known players. Will three suffice? Great question. The LIS Wiki addresses this issue and names three prominent “vanity” publishers, Vantage Press, Dorrance and Ivy House. I know you asked for six, but those are the three most well known players. Will three suffice?

]]> Comment on The Next Indie Revolution by mnmarcus http://indiebookwriter.com/indie-publishing-revolution/#comment-17 mnmarcus Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:53:50 +0000 http://indiebookwriter.com/?page_id=144#comment-17 You said: >> With [vanity publishing]... In many cases, the author is required to purchase a certain quantity of books, which is one of the major draw-backs to this method. In addition, these books are usually not available for distribution in major retail or online channels. Also, vanity publishers typically do not offer additional services to help edit, market, or promote the book. Please name several vanity publishers that require that the author purchase books, and the books are not available for distribution in major retail retail or online channels, and the publishers do not offer additional services to help edit, market and promote the book. You said "many cases." I'd like a list of six. Thank you. You said: >> With [vanity publishing]… In many cases, the author is required to purchase a certain quantity of books, which is one of the major draw-backs to this method. In addition, these books are usually not available for distribution in major retail or online channels. Also, vanity publishers typically do not offer additional services to help edit, market, or promote the book.

Please name several vanity publishers that require that the author purchase books, and the books are not available for distribution in major retail retail or online channels, and the publishers do not offer additional services to help edit, market and promote the book.

You said “many cases.” I’d like a list of six. Thank you.

]]> Comment on The power of Indie is catching on by Aligning publishers interests with those of writers and readers « The Indie Book Writer Blog | Self Publishing | Author Solutions http://indiebookwriter.com/2009/12/06/the-power-of-indie-is-catching-on/#comment-14 Aligning publishers interests with those of writers and readers « The Indie Book Writer Blog | Self Publishing | Author Solutions Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:58:58 +0000 http://indiebookwriter.com/?p=147#comment-14 [...] a post today on The Huffington Post by Rob Asghar.  In today’s article, he follows up on his previous post  where he eloquently outlined the current resistance to the growth in indie book publishing from [...] [...] a post today on The Huffington Post by Rob Asghar.  In today’s article, he follows up on his previous post  where he eloquently outlined the current resistance to the growth in indie book publishing from [...]

]]> Comment on What good does it do to die with a manuscript in your drawer? by keithogorek http://indiebookwriter.com/2009/12/19/what-good-does-it-do-to-die-with-a-manuscript-in-your-drawer/#comment-13 keithogorek Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:24:26 +0000 http://indiebookwriter.com/?p=167#comment-13 Thanks for the encouragement. Change is hard, but in this case, I think the end results will be good for writers and readers. Thanks for the encouragement. Change is hard, but in this case, I think the end results will be good for writers and readers.

]]> Comment on What good does it do to die with a manuscript in your drawer? by Michael Graeme http://indiebookwriter.com/2009/12/19/what-good-does-it-do-to-die-with-a-manuscript-in-your-drawer/#comment-12 Michael Graeme Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:20:08 +0000 http://indiebookwriter.com/?p=167#comment-12 I stumbled upon your post, as Wordpress listed it as being similar to one of mine. “What good does it do to die with a manuscript in your drawer?" I think that sums it up nicely. Good luck with that seminar! Best Regards Michael Graeme I stumbled upon your post, as WordPress listed it as being similar to one of mine.

“What good does it do to die with a manuscript in your drawer?”

I think that sums it up nicely. Good luck with that seminar!

Best Regards

Michael Graeme

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