Comments on: blogging, the net, and vanity publishing http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/blogging-the-net-and-vanity-publishing/ a blog for past, current, and future participants of Weblogs and Wikis Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:10:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: M C Morgan http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/blogging-the-net-and-vanity-publishing/#comment-78 M C Morgan Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:32:28 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-78 Interesting perspective from Zach and Justin. Publishers are something like filters, searching out the good stuff and passing it on to those who don't have the time or energy or knowledge to do it themselves. Removing the corporate publisher from the mix would make it hard to find the good stuff, given the barrage of STUFF that we'd have to contend with. What if we set aside corporate publishers for an entity (an army of readers?) that would look over self-published work (print and online) and dig out the good and the great work in specific areas and gave us links to them? A who's who sort of thing. How might that work? Interesting perspective from Zach and Justin. Publishers are something like filters, searching out the good stuff and passing it on to those who don’t have the time or energy or knowledge to do it themselves. Removing the corporate publisher from the mix would make it hard to find the good stuff, given the barrage of STUFF that we’d have to contend with.

What if we set aside corporate publishers for an entity (an army of readers?) that would look over self-published work (print and online) and dig out the good and the great work in specific areas and gave us links to them? A who’s who sort of thing. How might that work?

]]> By: justingagola http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/blogging-the-net-and-vanity-publishing/#comment-77 justingagola Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:11:38 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-77 I agree with Zach, publishing at least for now should be left for major publishing companies. Do I think that medium will change? Absolutely. When? I am not sure. I think that publishers know what they want and know what the public wants, if everyone was able to self-publish everything they wrote, the search for great writing would become a major hassle. That is why we have publishing companines in the first place, to weed out those things that the public really has no interest in. I agree with Zach, publishing at least for now should be left for major publishing companies. Do I think that medium will change? Absolutely. When? I am not sure. I think that publishers know what they want and know what the public wants, if everyone was able to self-publish everything they wrote, the search for great writing would become a major hassle. That is why we have publishing companines in the first place, to weed out those things that the public really has no interest in.

]]> By: Zach Olson http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/blogging-the-net-and-vanity-publishing/#comment-75 Zach Olson Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:43:49 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-75 I'd have to say that credibility will be an issue at least, at first. If self-publishing becomes the next big thing, we'll find a way to differentiate between valuable publications and crap just like we do now on the web. To me, however, it seems to make more sense to use a major publisher. They have greater knowledge and experience than the individual in publishing and marketing books, so in theory they should be able to do it with greater efficiency and effectiveness. Self-publishing, at least for a few years, will probably still be for those who can't get a major publisher to pick up their works. I’d have to say that credibility will be an issue at least, at first. If self-publishing becomes the next big thing, we’ll find a way to differentiate between valuable publications and crap just like we do now on the web. To me, however, it seems to make more sense to use a major publisher. They have greater knowledge and experience than the individual in publishing and marketing books, so in theory they should be able to do it with greater efficiency and effectiveness. Self-publishing, at least for a few years, will probably still be for those who can’t get a major publisher to pick up their works.

]]> By: foradory http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/blogging-the-net-and-vanity-publishing/#comment-74 foradory Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:03:38 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-74 Honestly I really like this new idea. Yes I do think that it takes away from the traditional ways but isn't that where everything is going? Heather Honestly I really like this new idea. Yes I do think that it takes away from the traditional ways but isn’t that where everything is going? Heather

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