As someone who made a living for five years via self-publishing ebooks, it blows my mind that the "traditional" publishing system still exists - it's utterly crammed with politicking, marketing, and companies only making "safe bets." People understand how ridiculous the music industry is, but they don't appreciate that the writing industry has been around a LOT longer and isn't any better. Look at how many of the world's most classic novels were turned down by multiple publishers... I dare say that until the internet a good portion of the world's best books and stories never even had the chance to reach a wide audience.
Do you believe that the traditional commercial publishing structure will ever "go extinct"? Do you think it should? Do you feel that the difficulty you faced in finding commercial success helped you in any way, or that it was simply a frustrating waste of time? What was the impetus that finally convinced you to publish ebooks?
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As someone who made a living for five years via self-publishing ebooks, it blows my mind that the "traditional" publishing system still exists - it's utterly crammed with politicking, marketing, and companies only making "safe bets." People understand how ridiculous the music industry is, but they don't appreciate that the writing industry has been around a LOT longer and isn't any better. Look at how many of the world's most classic novels were turned down by multiple publishers... I dare say that until the internet a good portion of the world's best books and stories never even had the chance to reach a wide audience.
Do you believe that the traditional commercial publishing structure will ever "go extinct"? Do you think it should? Do you feel that the difficulty you faced in finding commercial success helped you in any way, or that it was simply a frustrating waste of time? What was the impetus that finally convinced you to publish ebooks?
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