tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110864254546219057.post370813325385051124..comments2023-05-30T10:27:09.207+01:00Comments on Sandra's Blog: When to give up?Sandra Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00619456126272467803noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110864254546219057.post-47754601955577694892010-09-10T15:46:10.230+01:002010-09-10T15:46:10.230+01:00Lol Well put, Lexi!Lol Well put, Lexi!Sandra Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619456126272467803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110864254546219057.post-74168581527057514062010-09-10T15:07:31.786+01:002010-09-10T15:07:31.786+01:00If (and I know it's a big if) an author can se...If (and I know it's a big if) an author can sell thousands of self-published books on his own, why would he want to sign with a publisher and make a smaller percentage of each sale? Just for foreign editions and film rights, maybe.<br /><br />Publishers may find themselves in the position of the man who finally asks out the girl who's had a crush on him for years, to find she's gone off the idea.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110864254546219057.post-48384374902079605172010-09-08T11:32:48.086+01:002010-09-08T11:32:48.086+01:00Interesting point about self-publishing. The only ...Interesting point about self-publishing. The only novel that springs to mind is The Lace Reader and that seems very much in line with what you've said.<br /><br />Since it's release in the USA in July 2008 its benefited from a strong marketing campaign. The novel was inspired by a dream the author had had . Brunonia Barry and her husband Gary Wardd decided to self-publish the novel. The pair set up their own publishing company and distributed the novel to local independent bookshops in Salem. It proved such a success that it was soon bought by a major publisher. The marketing already done and local support (Salem) garnered, it gained acclaim and went on to become a New York Times bestseller!<br /><br />I've read it and think it's okay. I'd have said it needed an editior to cut out at least 100 pages, but since she didn't have the luxury of an editor at the self published stage the points moot.Katja Weinerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783876476292438371noreply@blogger.com