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Posted 2011-04-23 3:21 AM (#2375)
Subject: Ignored by the establishment and the future of publishing.



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http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2011/One-Genre-to-bring-th...

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/genre-authors-attack-sneering-wor...

And all this while publishing in general is beset by severe issues:

http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/03/ebooks-and-self-publishing-di...

I am hopeful my favorite authors will survive the current transition relatively unscathed and look forward many new authors arising unfiltered by the old gatekeepers. I wonder when WWEnd will feature its first "Indie" awards list
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Posted 2011-04-24 1:52 AM (#2378 - in reply to #2375)
Subject: Re: Ignored by the establishment and the future of publishing.



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Location: The Wilds of Washington		That's the real blow in this shakeup, the role of the gatekeeper. The main idea behind, say, Lulu.com, is they want a 1000, 10,000, authors to publish 500 copies apiece, rather than 2 who publish 100,000. And authors who do this, let the best adverts in the business work for them, word of mouth (or is that text of twitter?).
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Posted 2011-04-24 2:09 AM (#2379 - in reply to #2375)
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Location: The Wilds of Washington		I always love the sneering attitude the self-righteous elitist hold towards SF. It's not like it's still all pulp SF, which is all they're ever see. The jealousy is so blatant. These days the A level money makers in hollywood are all comic, SF, horror, or fantasy related. The hypocrisy is endless. A few years back they were tripping over themselves to shovel awards and praise on McCarthy's The Road, which is post-apocalyptic fiction. Brin's The Postman is the same genre.
Perhaps those elitists treat it so poorly because it's a secret vice. If the NY Times is Dinner, then the Enquirer is dessert. Oh yes, I only read nobel winning work. So, what's that dog eared copy of A Princess of Mars doing in your briefcase?

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