tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440640.post2569734367040395240..comments2024-01-02T21:49:25.602+01:00Comments on kramblings: Blame it on a simple twist of fate. - Bob DylanKristin Pedrojahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12908889616491914001noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440640.post-33483728803674016812010-08-02T18:18:15.931+02:002010-08-02T18:18:15.931+02:00Self-publishing still has the 'vanity press...Self-publishing still has the 'vanity press' stigma attached to it. It will be interesting to see how the publishing model changes, as iPads and the like become ubiquitous. Andrew Wylie (agent to many superstar authors) recently started Odyssey Editions to publish the backlist of his authors as e-books; this sort of author/agent -to-reader (bypassing the publishing company) model could shake things up, if it works. That said, one must have a platform first, so we're back at square one: finding an agent.Kristin Pedrojahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908889616491914001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440640.post-43682511079741652692010-08-02T18:03:46.629+02:002010-08-02T18:03:46.629+02:00Have you looked into eBook self-publishing much? I...Have you looked into <a href="http://touchreviews.net/publish-ebooks-apple-ibookstore/" rel="nofollow">eBook self-publishing</a> much? It sounds like your audience is more the paperback type, but, as a wise man once said, you can never have too many sources of revenue. Perhaps there are legal ramifications that would make you less attractive to literary agents if you went that route?<br /><br />Just curious.Erik R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04841482545330366044noreply@blogger.com