Comments on: How faster turnarounds of books—via E and POD—could help readers, writers, publishers and even the big chains like B&N http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:01:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The System Known as Print on Demand (POD) | Beneath the Cover http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/comment-page-1/#comment-740340 The System Known as Print on Demand (POD) | Beneath the Cover Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:59:18 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/#comment-740340 [...] and the ability to create small quantities of whatever it is you’re printing. This blog, at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home discusses the “dysfunctional industry” we know as book [...] [...] and the ability to create small quantities of whatever it is you’re printing. This blog, at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home discusses the “dysfunctional industry” we know as book [...]

]]> By: April Hamilton http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/comment-page-1/#comment-708049 April Hamilton Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:37:50 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/#comment-708049 Ann & Other Frustrated Readers: Here's a somewhat promising sign that publishers might be waking up to the fact that their gatekeeper methodologies for finding new talent are broken: the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, a sort of American Idol for novelists in which the public's choice for winner will be published by Penguin Books. The original 5000 entries have been culled to 836 semifinalists, which are now available for the public to judge. Amazon customers can download an excerpt from any semifinalist in the form of a free .pdf Amazon Short, then read it and enter a review. Part of the early judging process involved collecting full manuscript reviews from PW reviewers, and some entrants cynically believe Penguin will select the top 100 and then the top 10 based solely on ms scores provided by the PW reviewers, that customer reviews will have no effect on contest results. However, I think Penguin is wise enough to avail itself of the huge customer feedback database Amazon has built. I certainly hope so, both as a writer and as a reader. My own comic, hen-lit novel "Adelaide Einstein" is currently in the running, and anyone who liked Olivia Goldsmith's The First Wives Club will probably like my entry (http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B00124COKM).But if my entry doesn't sound appealing please consider checking out the other entrants, which can be accessed via the contest homepage (http://www.amazon.com/b?node=332264011). Ann & Other Frustrated Readers:
Here’s a somewhat promising sign that publishers might be waking up to the fact that their gatekeeper methodologies for finding new talent are broken: the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, a sort of American Idol for novelists in which the public’s choice for winner will be published by Penguin Books. The original 5000 entries have been culled to 836 semifinalists, which are now available for the public to judge. Amazon customers can download an excerpt from any semifinalist in the form of a free .pdf Amazon Short, then read it and enter a review. Part of the early judging process involved collecting full manuscript reviews from PW reviewers, and some entrants cynically believe Penguin will select the top 100 and then the top 10 based solely on ms scores provided by the PW reviewers, that customer reviews will have no effect on contest results. However, I think Penguin is wise enough to avail itself of the huge customer feedback database Amazon has built. I certainly hope so, both as a writer and as a reader.

My own comic, hen-lit novel “Adelaide Einstein” is currently in the running, and anyone who liked Olivia Goldsmith’s The First Wives Club will probably like my entry (http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B00124COKM).But if my entry doesn’t sound appealing please consider checking out the other entrants, which can be accessed via the contest homepage (http://www.amazon.com/b?node=332264011).

]]> By: Francis T http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/comment-page-1/#comment-707497 Francis T Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:49:41 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/#comment-707497 Can I say <a href="http://www.webscription.net/c-2-advance-reader-copies.aspx" rel="nofollow">E-Arc</a>? Just another Baen innovation... Can I say E-Arc?

Just another Baen innovation…

]]> By: Speakeasy » Blog Archive » Why it takes so long to get your accepted manuscript into the bookshops http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/comment-page-1/#comment-707188 Speakeasy » Blog Archive » Why it takes so long to get your accepted manuscript into the bookshops Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:20:09 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/#comment-707188 [...] David Rothman over at TeleRead offers a solution to getting your work to the market quicker, whilst still maintaining [...] [...] David Rothman over at TeleRead offers a solution to getting your work to the market quicker, whilst still maintaining [...]

]]> By: Anne Woodard http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/comment-page-1/#comment-707165 Anne Woodard Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:37:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/#comment-707165 AND...How about keeping readers happy? I have reached the "disgusted with" state with two major publishers. Both canceled the publication of the next books for young, talented, award winning authors with no public explanation or notification, one after promising the book for a year, setting a print date and advertising the page count. For the many fans of the author, it appears the publishers are squashing books that have already been written, because they GUESS (all of a sudden) it won't be a best seller. Hey, you can't have a best seller if ALL the books are best sellers. I don't want to read the TOP ten percent of the money makers. I want to read what I am interested in. (NO READERS, NO BOOKS PEOPLE.) What does this mean money wise? Why, while becoming unhappy with print publishers I've reduced my print purchases per year by 75% in favor of non DRM ebooks. Hmmm...now I'm disgusted, what will I do? Wish this rant had made me feel better, but it didn't. Authors - chuck the print publishers, put a non DRM ebook on a web site and collect your money through PayPal, or whoever. I have a SONY ebook reader...will travel, reading happily. AND…How about keeping readers happy? I have reached the “disgusted with” state with two major publishers. Both canceled the publication of the next books for young, talented, award winning authors with no public explanation or notification, one after promising the book for a year, setting a print date and advertising the page count. For the many fans of the author, it appears the publishers are squashing books that have already been written, because they GUESS (all of a sudden) it won’t be a best seller. Hey, you can’t have a best seller if ALL the books are best sellers.

I don’t want to read the TOP ten percent of the money makers. I want to read what I am interested in. (NO READERS, NO BOOKS PEOPLE.)

What does this mean money wise? Why, while becoming unhappy with print publishers I’ve reduced my print purchases per year by 75% in favor of non DRM ebooks. Hmmm…now I’m disgusted, what will I do?

Wish this rant had made me feel better, but it didn’t. Authors – chuck the print publishers, put a non DRM ebook on a web site and collect your money through PayPal, or whoever. I have a SONY ebook reader…will travel, reading happily.

]]> By: Martin http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/comment-page-1/#comment-706941 Martin Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:34:56 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/how-faster-turnarounds-on-books-via-e-and-pod-could-help-readers-writers-publishers-and-even-the-big-chains-like-bn/#comment-706941 What does POD mean? What does POD mean?

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