tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815055211258096902.post479381195466848279..comments2024-02-10T00:17:04.558-08:00Comments on Rookie Scrivener: What's this eBook thing, anyway?Ara Grigorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400259942581950319noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815055211258096902.post-67702543438463834462011-02-07T08:56:12.077-08:002011-02-07T08:56:12.077-08:00Yep. I think that without the traditional publishe...Yep. I think that without the traditional publisher stamp of approval, the reading public will eventually demand some kind of "sign of quality". Not sure how that will play out, but for me, right now, I still look to see who the publisher is before I buy an ebook.<br /><br />I'm sure I'm missing some quality work since editors and agents sometimes miss the boat on good stuff, but I'm not often willing to risk my limited dollars on an untested product.Gwen Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394401588845644494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815055211258096902.post-64359619271508048362011-02-07T08:48:55.132-08:002011-02-07T08:48:55.132-08:00I agree with you 100%. The key value that a large ...I agree with you 100%. The key value that a large publisher brings is the editorial polish. Or as Seth Godin calls it, publishers as the curator of quality and taste. I do wonder: When will some of these great editors decide to go "free-agent"? and when they do, the concept of quality self-publishing or indie publishing, suddenly becomes a very interesting concept.Ara Grigorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400259942581950319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815055211258096902.post-11780565772167891172011-02-07T08:44:19.344-08:002011-02-07T08:44:19.344-08:00It's amazing how much the Internet has changed...It's amazing how much the Internet has changed everything in such a short period of time, isn't it? My undergrad was an MIS degree, but the Internet was still mainly a government and education tool for sharing files. It didn't go commercial until right around when I graduated. At first I didn't know what to do with it. And within a year or two, I didn't know how to live without it.<br /><br />The ebook shift is just as swift and dazzling and confusing. Self-publishing makes it easy for anyone to get their book out there, and those of us with e-readers are now flooded with options. But there's something to be said for editorial oversight. I love the e-book format, but not necessarily the ease of entry. In the end, quality is still important, whether it happens under a traditional publishing scheme or not.<br /><br />I'll be curious to see how consumers vote with their dollars as far as self-pubbed and indie work goes. I'm not against it, but not rushing to sign on either.Gwen Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394401588845644494noreply@blogger.com