Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning.
- The ALA is alarmed over the recent changes to the library ebook pricing model.
- China's 24-hour unstaffed bookstore launches.
- Oh, no - Another fool thinks Apple should make an ereader.
- This author wasted 20 years of his life with trad pub before finally striking gold. "The product was consistently excellent, but for 20 years publishers failed him. No publicity, no marketing, terrible covers, no book tours. He had zero support."
Thanks for the links!
The last story you linked tells a Cinderella story that takes place wholly within the framework of traditional publishing. Salerno, the agent, solicited McKinty to write a novel and he struck gold when Paramount Pictures bought the film rights.
yep – I didn’t frame it very well
I was just coming in to say the same thing. This is a story about catching a break within traditional publishing, not about traditional versus self publishing. Specifically, it is a story about catching a break by catching the attention of a high profile person who gives you a hand. This could apply to self publishing just as well.
Adrian McKinty! You should have mentioned his name. I clicked it out of curiosity but would have gone immediately to it if you had mentioned his name! Winkelr’s comment is right. Even so, I’m happy for McKinty. But now I wonder how many others like him are out there. Award-winning yet flat damn broke.