tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post4041651687174926960..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Espresso MachineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-56065321515161912062009-05-28T17:37:08.417+01:002009-05-28T17:37:08.417+01:00If you're into podcasting, listen to this discussi...If you're into podcasting, listen to this <A HREF="http://www.writingshow.com/podcasts/Mark_Leslie_9.mp3" REL="nofollow">discussion</A> with an early EBM adopter that I know.critical mickhttp://www.criticalmick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-16753205438377491932009-05-27T19:44:44.829+01:002009-05-27T19:44:44.829+01:00I think there's huge potential in the Espresso, th...I think there's huge potential in the Espresso, though it'll be some years before it fully plays out. I've said it many times before, but it bears repeating: price is not the primary reason people buy things from Amazon - it's choice and availability. Would I wait a week to get something in the post when I know I could get in town today, even if it's a little more expensive? Nope.<br /><br />I still believe the traditional idea of a publisher will survive even if the means of distribution change radically, but there are certainly interesting times ahead.Stuart Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883631620345577504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-26437030372911856142009-05-27T17:51:26.680+01:002009-05-27T17:51:26.680+01:00Dec - I have no idea.part of me thinks it's a grea...Dec - I have no idea.part of me thinks it's a great idea. As a reader, it's great to think that I won't have to wait ages to get a book that would otherwise come from the US, or is out of print, or whatever. And maybe, just maybe, it will be cheaper! And if it's cheaper for publishers then maybe they will publish more books which, I guess, is both a good thing and a bad thing for authors.<br /><br />And, by the way, there's a huge difference between what you did with Hags Head. It's a brilliantly written, polished, well-edited book. It's not the fevered and badly spelled ramblings of someone who should have all their pens taken away from them. I've read some Publish America 'books' and every one of them was twaddle. Not saying they all are, but I would never read one again. <br /><br />Even if all printed books disappeared tomorrow and fiction was only available from these machines, I would like to think that quality would still shine through. Or maybe I'm just being my usual Pollyanna.<br /><br />I get most of my recommendations from online discussion groups, blogs like yours, conventions and word of mouth - I think that will become ever more the case.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780558832861165256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-35601192824634435012009-05-27T16:25:24.284+01:002009-05-27T16:25:24.284+01:00Whoa, Declan, two minds with but a single thought....Whoa, Declan, two minds with but a single thought. I just posted a long rant on this general topic over at my place, then came here and saw the future. Yikes.Ellen Clair Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944288413332520719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-44517832524258016792009-05-27T16:20:09.782+01:002009-05-27T16:20:09.782+01:00There are quite a few "publishers" in the States t...There are quite a few "publishers" in the States that print only a single author. Takes a little looking, as the reaearch locations (such as Writers Market) don't have that. You have tom actually go to the website and see they have no other auhtors on their list, and they aren't seeking submissions. They contract with a printing company and call themsleves a publisher. <br /><br />The Expresso may help to get around their distribution problems, and it may help greatly with word or mouth. I think the the big publishers will be hurt far less than will Amazon, who will probably fight this in every way they can.<br /><br />(PS - The new picture at the top of the blog is bound to increase circulation. Lily is quite the charmer.)Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com