There are certainly quality works out there, and the purpose of this column will be to find them, emphasize them and set forth some manner of standard for self- and indie-published books. Does that mean we can expect to see the quality of self- and indie- published books increase as well? We can only hope. But with said publishing houses slashing budgets at every turn, and the popularity of ebooks soaring (to say nothing of the profit for the authors from them), there are clear opportunities for upstarts.
big publishing houses conflict will eventually play out is hard to say. If you're a book geek (again, I'm making some assumptions here), these are exciting times. Obviously, the publishing industry has produced its share of garbage (great, now that's in my browsing history), but at least you can bank on proper spelling. Now literally anyone can be a 'published' author, with nothing in the way of checks for quality, story or even spelling.
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With next to no expense, a manuscript can be uploaded and is available for anyone with Kindle (or, you know, whatever) software to download.
If you're reading this, I am going to assume you don't need me to explain to you how Amazon, tablets and e-readers have changed this considerably. The costs associated with actually printing a book independent of an established publisher alone were enough to deter most, to say nothing of the impossibilities of distributing the book. Starting in January 2013, you can look forward to reading Dean's column on or around the 15th of every month here a long time, self-publishing was the exclusive province of those that couldn't or didn't produce a good enough product to warrant the attention of a real publishing house. You can read his random musings on his personal blog, and he is a regular contributor to the Nerdery Public as well. Dean lives in the Pacific Northwest, where, between reading and writing, he still manages to squeeze in a day job as an engineer.
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We're proud to announce a new monthly column-Adventures in Indie Publishing with Dean Smith-Richard ! Dean is the author of the 3024AD science fiction series and president of Sprocket Books & Publishing.
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