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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:17 AM Original message |
This 26-Year-Old Is Making Millions Cutting Out Traditional Publishers With Amazon Kindle |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. Question: |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. for me |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Thanks for that feedback! |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 11:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
73. BTW - looks like some great reviews for your book |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 03:31 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. I appreciate that so much. :) |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Why pay anything when many libraries let you download many books for free? |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I agree. I use libraries as much as possible, as should everyone... |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
60. There are problems downloading from libraries. getting the books |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:03 AM Original message |
Publishers are giving libraries hell as well. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
28. In other words... |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:16 AM Original message |
They are typical of Corporate America, imho... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #28 |
39. Exactly. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #28 |
64. I am going to defend publishers, or at least the process |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. What if editors continued to offer their services? |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 07:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
78. Not all libraries do that |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 08:41 AM Response to Reply #78 |
79. I have 1200 books on mine and most of them are free. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #79 |
81. Wow.... (edit to add something I just discovered) |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. The "magic" price range is $.99 to $2.99 |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Thanks for that. :) |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. If you're not already following this blog, you should. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yep, been following him for a while. Thanks. :) n/t |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
26. Yes. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
29. Wouldn't it be nice if the college textbooks lived by that mantra? nt |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Yes. Absolutely. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
51. What I can't figure out is how some Kindle books can be priced for 15.00 or more. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. A friend of mine just published his first ebook a couple of weeks ago... |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Thanks! |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
61. Price range has little to do with it |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Amazon definitely has a finely tuned system. |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #61 |
70. Same here re the samples offered via Kindle |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #70 |
80. Everybody in my family has a Kindle. Everybody gets to read |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. Just another example of someone getting rich on the backs of others. n/t |
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The_Commonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Huh? |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Must be tongue-in-cheek. |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Sarcasm |
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The_Commonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Got it! |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
25. Why do you say that? |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. See post 10 n/t |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Sorry! |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. ..... |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. In the one case that I know well, what I wrote is true |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
5. Excellent. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:48 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Word... |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. The stigma of self-publishing is fading, too. And it never made sense to begin with. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I agree wholeheartedly. |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Oh, and one other major factor. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:00 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Word. :) n/t |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. My guess is that to be published by a publisher, someone other than the writer took a financial |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. It never really was a financial risk for the traditional publishing house. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. And what are publishers doing about this? They are doubling-down on prices and terms. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
36. Understandable wanting publishing to EVOLVE. But publishers can give advances to writers |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:20 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Authors rarely out-earn their advances. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. If that were happening, I'd agree with you, KittyWampus... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. My editing services are basically free... |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Awwww...... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:32 AM Response to Reply #40 |
47. I suppose the other alternative to co-op publishing > having tenure as a professor > |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. That probably helps. :) There is actually a fairly well-known author here... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Oh Hell No |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
19. How do you find these non-published e-book writers on amazon? |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Often they're in the top listed ebooks on Amazon... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:26 AM Response to Reply #19 |
43. Another way to discover "new" non-published ebook writers is on Twitter. |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
82. Thank you for both suggestions :) |
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BillyJack (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
24. Interesting |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
45. rec |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
49. The more we digitize our culture and cut out ancient middle men, the better. nt |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #49 |
55. You Haven't Cut Out the Middleman. Not Remotely. We've Replaced It |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
50. A HuffPo blogger interviewed her a couple of months ago. Link: |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
52. Their latest article on her, with video from KTTC: |
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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
53. This is the same as for the Apple Store. Nice for independent developers! |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
54. I am really excited about getting a kindle |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
56. Kudos To Her, But ... |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. But they got to decide who was great. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #58 |
66. No One Decides What's Great. Some People Recognize What's Great. Some People Decide What to Push |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. What independent booksellers? |
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speltwon (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. That can be said in any industry |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
57. Self publishing has some pitfalls. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. I've been reading Democratic Underground so long... |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. You is being Korrect, I learnt many new variants of engrish here |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #57 |
65. Depending on what you write, there are some folks that offer editing for free |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #57 |
69. You don't have to go through a publishing house to hire an editor. |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
71. Won't someone think of the poor middle-men!? |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 03:39 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Not only that... How many "book-making" JOBS get scrapped.. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #75 |
77. I think JoeyT was being sarcastic, but I'm not sure you are. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
76. lots of free. and some under a $1.00. i dont buy books more than that. some really bad. really |
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