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From: Rosanne Parry <rosanneparry_at_comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:57:25 -0800
You know Norma I hear big publishers blamed for any number of problems in the book world not just this debate. I think it happens for a couple of reasons. I think people who have a vested interest in independent publishing have a financial incentive to dissuade writers from holding out for a traditional publishing contract, and don't mind stretching the facts particularly in social medias. I think from time to time a big publisher gets distracted by events and drops the ball on something they would ordinarily do. I think because the competition to be published is intense and feedback on rejected work is often scarce it's easy to see a big publisher as the faceless machine rather than a the group of passionate readers they are. And I think nobody can really predict which books will take off and which won't. I read outstanding writing every year in books that just don't capture the public eye in spite of strong reviews and beautiful packaging. I know what a good story is but I don't know what makes a book capture people's hearts in a way that generates the word-of-mouth we all know is the engine behind the blockbuster. When your book is in the fight for attention and going no where, it feels right to blame somebody even when you know its not your publishers fault. But maybe more than anything, the problem is that most of the good work a publisher does is invisible. I wrote a blog post about this a couple of months ago. You can take a look if you like.
http://rosanneparry.com/2013/10/
Publishers are not in the business of publicizing their business practices, they're in the business of publicizing their books. So it's easy to over look what they do well.
Rosanne Parry
Written in Stone, 2013 Second Fiddle, 2011 Heart of a Shepherd, 2009 www.rosanneparry.com
On Feb 12, 2014, at 11:45 AM, Norma Jean Sawicki wrote:
> Under no circumstances am I speaking for publishers when I say…
>
> this particular discussion has generated….
>
> an abundance of direct and indirect attacks on publishers
>
> an abundance of statements about publishers and publishers that could not be more wrong headed..wrong headed in terms of facts..for starters….executives are not in the booths at different conventions…
>
> accusations that have existed for decades and could be filed under…same ol same ol same ol
>
> .Norma Jean
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:57:25 -0800
You know Norma I hear big publishers blamed for any number of problems in the book world not just this debate. I think it happens for a couple of reasons. I think people who have a vested interest in independent publishing have a financial incentive to dissuade writers from holding out for a traditional publishing contract, and don't mind stretching the facts particularly in social medias. I think from time to time a big publisher gets distracted by events and drops the ball on something they would ordinarily do. I think because the competition to be published is intense and feedback on rejected work is often scarce it's easy to see a big publisher as the faceless machine rather than a the group of passionate readers they are. And I think nobody can really predict which books will take off and which won't. I read outstanding writing every year in books that just don't capture the public eye in spite of strong reviews and beautiful packaging. I know what a good story is but I don't know what makes a book capture people's hearts in a way that generates the word-of-mouth we all know is the engine behind the blockbuster. When your book is in the fight for attention and going no where, it feels right to blame somebody even when you know its not your publishers fault. But maybe more than anything, the problem is that most of the good work a publisher does is invisible. I wrote a blog post about this a couple of months ago. You can take a look if you like.
http://rosanneparry.com/2013/10/
Publishers are not in the business of publicizing their business practices, they're in the business of publicizing their books. So it's easy to over look what they do well.
Rosanne Parry
Written in Stone, 2013 Second Fiddle, 2011 Heart of a Shepherd, 2009 www.rosanneparry.com
On Feb 12, 2014, at 11:45 AM, Norma Jean Sawicki wrote:
> Under no circumstances am I speaking for publishers when I say…
>
> this particular discussion has generated….
>
> an abundance of direct and indirect attacks on publishers
>
> an abundance of statements about publishers and publishers that could not be more wrong headed..wrong headed in terms of facts..for starters….executives are not in the booths at different conventions…
>
> accusations that have existed for decades and could be filed under…same ol same ol same ol
>
> .Norma Jean
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