tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post2829417127674185689..comments2024-02-11T02:22:56.473-06:00Comments on Central Crime Zone: FIXING PUBLISHING - impossible?Jon The Crime Spree Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09516077426733561884noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-48038797917456605152010-04-05T04:50:51.868-05:002010-04-05T04:50:51.868-05:00Dear author! Your article is very informative and ...Dear author! Your article is very informative and there is really a battle between US and UK publishers exist. But we should not forget that people stop reading books today, especially in America. For example, my son often uses <a href="http://aplustermpaper.com/custom-writing-company" rel="nofollow">custom writing company</a><br /> services instead of reading books.custom writing companyhttp://aplustermpaper.com/custom-writing-companynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-8862376399283333922010-01-08T22:03:39.637-06:002010-01-08T22:03:39.637-06:00Great post, JonGreat post, JonHairyhttp://www.harryshannon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-17406338230043850552010-01-02T05:32:04.976-06:002010-01-02T05:32:04.976-06:00Thanks for post. It’s really informative stuff.
I ...Thanks for post. It’s really informative stuff.<br />I really like to read.Hope to learn a lot and have a nice experience here! my best regards guys!Term papershttp://www.ghostpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-36716817098803892932009-12-30T09:01:25.359-06:002009-12-30T09:01:25.359-06:00A friend just sent me a link to this post. You got...A friend just sent me a link to this post. You got a lot right, Jon, as do the commenters here. As a midlist crime / mystery author, I'm grappling with these exact issues. My publisher doesn't think tours / publicity travel are worth it unless you're a big shot, but I keep at it on my own dime because I know that making friends in person IS worth it. Coincidentally, I wrote about the subject in the current Writer's Digest magazine. If you're an author wanting validation of handselling, you might want to check it out. I suddenly realize this might be taken as self-promo, but I intend it as a contribution to this discussion.<br />Elizabeth SimsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-72604579230529379632009-12-18T00:38:01.931-06:002009-12-18T00:38:01.931-06:00It is good to see that information, really like to...It is good to see that information, really like to share this, this database really helps, Thanks for the information.Term Papershttp://www.flashpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-56129976600899603932009-12-12T14:36:02.672-06:002009-12-12T14:36:02.672-06:00Great post, Jon, and some great ideas too. I espe...Great post, Jon, and some great ideas too. I especially like your idea of creative pricing. That will do a lot toward putting books into the hands of readers.<br /><br />But I think we're a long way from improving the hand selling and customer service you call for in the bookstores. Of course, the indies have it, but they're a vanishing breed, as you know. <br /><br />I was in a Barnes & Noble the other day, looking for the new World Almanac. It wasn't in the reference section, and I know it's out, so I asked a store clerk where I could find it. She had no idea what I was talking about. She'd never heard of the World Almanac. She called someone else over to help out, and he wasn't too sure what it was, either.<br /><br />They've got a long, long way to go.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-28522011624873387742009-12-12T13:22:50.101-06:002009-12-12T13:22:50.101-06:00Way to go Jon. As always you have hit the nail on...Way to go Jon. As always you have hit the nail on the head. If it were not for readers then publishers would not have any customers. They need to listen a lot more to their views! As for e-books. As much as I can see their worth like you I do not think that they will ever replace books. I am strictly a book in the hand person. For me part of the joy in reading a book is being able to physically turn a page over!Ayo Onatadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182517367944292315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-50812884500192024902009-12-11T23:04:37.010-06:002009-12-11T23:04:37.010-06:00I love these ideas, and appreciate the discussion!...I love these ideas, and appreciate the discussion! If the model isn't working now, borrow ideas from other industries to help make it work.bnh123https://www.blogger.com/profile/12948476008006207904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-57621778329214009622009-12-11T12:33:56.403-06:002009-12-11T12:33:56.403-06:00Lots of great comments here, Jon. I particularly l...Lots of great comments here, Jon. I particularly love the idea of sending ARCS to library book clubs. Lots of YA publishers do this through YALSA for teen book discussion groups and then the teens send feedback back. Why isn't this done for adults? I don't know. It works well - librarians review, buy, and discuss books constantly. (I know I can't turn it off!) <br />The goodwill of sending ARCS to a library that could not otherwise afford copies is definitely worth more than the price of advertising.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200630721904688015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-2505718233665208262009-12-11T07:14:08.048-06:002009-12-11T07:14:08.048-06:00I like what Marcus Sakey said when he came to Cinc...I like what Marcus Sakey said when he came to Cincinnati a few months back.<br /><br />The way to make book tours really work is for some big name authors, the ones who don't normally go out much anymore, to hit the road with a promising up-and-comer.<br /><br />And I agree on the pricing. Stores, especially the chains, live for the discount. If such a discount comes right out of the box, that will simultaneously please the corporate masters and get the people on the floor excited. Win win for the bottom line and the book lovers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-33025823790811025392009-12-11T04:46:58.838-06:002009-12-11T04:46:58.838-06:00FInally, some common sense about the problems with...FInally, some common sense about the problems with publishing and where to start finding solutions.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9637874.post-546376699159905792009-12-11T03:04:55.298-06:002009-12-11T03:04:55.298-06:00My husband and I often have debates on many of the...My husband and I often have debates on many of the issues he's discussed here. There's one thing we've always agreed upon and that is that the customer is always right. With audio and then electronic books hitting the market, the customer base is changing.Stalwart readers have embraced the new technologies and new readers will be gained by it; E-tronics or something we don't comprehend yet. Imagine, if you will, the crime fiction reader who has a chance to parley which solution s real through their home mouse (see the movie CLUE). The international market is here , the internet market has been here for fifteen years. Now, more than ever, when a customer walks into your bookstore they are asking you to feed them something new and wonderful. Publishers need to embrace the international time-line as well. Frankly, although I buy the American version, I am not, will not, wait for the new Ian Rankin series for a year. Nor, may I add, do I have to. <br />We like to read. So plan your new publishing models, but dammit, give me my books.<br />At the end of the day most of us want, need to feel the book in our hands to have the entire experience.<br /><br />Ruth JordanJon The Crime Spree Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516077426733561884noreply@blogger.com