tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post5427039060604812136..comments2024-02-16T00:48:56.686-08:00Comments on The Man Who Painted Agnieszka's Shoes: Crystal Kindles: what does 2010 hold in store in the literary world?Agnieszkas Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-80027447483421922962018-12-02T01:25:55.983-08:002018-12-02T01:25:55.983-08:00Fantastic website. Lots of useful info here. I’m s...Fantastic website. Lots of useful info here. I’m sending<br />it to some friends ans additionally sharing in delicious. And obviously, thank you on your sweat!steroids onlinehttps://www.massroids.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-54513744589783857072009-10-24T15:40:31.739-07:002009-10-24T15:40:31.739-07:00Thinking out loud is good. Let me chew on this ove...Thinking out loud is good. Let me chew on this overnight.Agnieszkas Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-733585591677913712009-10-24T13:51:31.463-07:002009-10-24T13:51:31.463-07:00I'm really looking forward to the deployment o...I'm really looking forward to the deployment of the espresso machines. They should be a major factor in years to come. I don't know enough about Book Depository, but it seems to be offering pretty good deals on POD's.<br /><br />As for the cost of books - I just mean that I'd like to be able to retail my books at 6.99 on the shelf so they are competitive with the other titles that are out there and still make a few bob. Also, if we're using the same sort of margins as the big boys then it's easier to get involved in three for two offers etc. (Of course there'd also have to be a few bob in it for the distributer - and this would mean that a single successful book within an indie distributor group would be making money for all the members).<br /><br />I suppose what we need is some sort of index of all independent book shops that would be interested in buying indie books - not just from a local author, but from anyone. Perhaps encourage them to have a dump bin where there's always a two for three on new stuff or whatever. But it would have to be on a sale or return basis so they run no risk (at least until it gets going) and it would probably be best if the jacket price was the same on all books. If you could get fifty writers to look after one one bookshop each, and receiving commission (just a nominal amount) on each book (not just their own) that sold then that would be a start.<br /><br />I'm just thinking out loud here...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210510022710066717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-75608796532792123412009-10-24T11:42:01.088-07:002009-10-24T11:42:01.088-07:00Great to see you, Derek.
Interesting you should m...Great to see you, Derek.<br /><br />Interesting you should mention that. Printing CAN be relatively cheap already if collectives want to set up as a publisher (I have no desire to - can ruin relationships to get financially tangled with people). Interestingly, my experience with independent bookshops has been that they are quite happy to pay a higher price for books from proactive indies who will drive custom to the shop. <br /><br />Indie distribution - I agree this is important - I wonder HOW important it will be as espresso machines take off? But yes, at the moment it's THE thing to come to grips with - Book Depository?Agnieszkas Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-25433698714479373022009-10-24T10:15:16.870-07:002009-10-24T10:15:16.870-07:00Hi Dan - I'm not sure about the genre thing - ...Hi Dan - I'm not sure about the genre thing - Vampire books, for example, have been popular pretty much continuously since 1897 - and about half of the current crop are just repackaged old ones - Night World for example was originally published in '96 - although bizarrely The Vampire Chronicles seem to be out of print. I think writing about anything that's tech heavy is risky as it'll be out of date the week after it comes out.<br />I'm not sure how important e books will be at the end of the day - the biggest sales time of the year is Christmas and a lot of books are bought as presents - hence the dearth of celebrity books - Gran likes Julie Walters and we don't know what to get her so we'll get her Julie's autobiography and she can say thanks and then leave it unread on a shelf somewhere... It's more difficult to wrap an e book and put it under the tree...<br />I predict the most important future event in publishing will be when the likes of Lu-Lu drop their prices so authors can sell directly to book shops at competitive prices - after all, why would you sign with a major if they expect you to do a lot of your own marketing - fuck that - I want to sign with a major precisely so I don't have to bother with all that shit. Plus, I think it's dangerous ground. After reading Wish You Were Here, the biography of Douglas Adams, I found I didn't like the man much - if my introduction to him had been through some spot on You Tube I'd never have bought one of his books - Similarly, although I love the books of John Irving, I find the man an awful pain in the arse. He makes me angry when I see him interviewed. Evelyn Waugh was a dick. Etc.<br />Sorry - as usual I'm rambling - anyway, to sum up, I think the big news will be the drop in price of printing - then all we independent writers need to do is focus on setting up a co-operative distribution system and we're away...<br /><br />DerekAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210510022710066717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-69612951920625964042009-10-24T08:28:34.640-07:002009-10-24T08:28:34.640-07:00That's blogger being its good old temperamenta...That's blogger being its good old temperamental self! Apologies on my blog's behalfAgnieszkas Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-65177873264769692712009-10-24T07:36:17.639-07:002009-10-24T07:36:17.639-07:00Why do the comments just vanish without saying the...Why do the comments just vanish without saying they're saved?Anne Lyken-Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425485414456096031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-33929052939169593502009-10-24T01:59:07.253-07:002009-10-24T01:59:07.253-07:00@Phillipa - lovely to see you - your blogger probl...@Phillipa - lovely to see you - your blogger problems must be solved at long last! Amazing whata bit of sea air and a lot of fatty food can do for one!<br /><br />@Tony - I predict you're right. @catdownunder actually wrote a great post on the subject of real books yesterdayAgnieszkas Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-6081032163470613632009-10-23T20:57:44.805-07:002009-10-23T20:57:44.805-07:00I predict that paper books will continue to be rea...I predict that paper books will continue to be read all over the world :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-63851215421791510652009-10-23T16:37:11.765-07:002009-10-23T16:37:11.765-07:00Crikey, Dan! All this from a holiday? You are back...Crikey, Dan! All this from a holiday? You are back on it and the revs are nearing the red zone. As usual you give a bloody great platter of food for thought. I must say, however, that my espresso machine will never go out of favour and as long as I have coffee I'll just keep churning out the content - what they do with it then is 'their' affair, (as long as I get paid that is.)Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264700263885367373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-30567665772390348562009-10-23T14:04:38.033-07:002009-10-23T14:04:38.033-07:00Maybe I will just go back to trying to write inste...Maybe I will just go back to trying to write instead. All the above is too complicated for a cat!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com