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I was at a dinner where somebody posed this question to Natalee Rosenstein, the Senior Editor at Berkley Prime Crime. Her take is that e-books are going to take a similar role to audio books, a lucrative sideline to physical books but not a replac...
Eric. I have no idea how big these two are compared to others. So, I'll try a few more agents in USA, and we'll see. With a bit of luck ...?
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You may have something there. My 1st novel is available as an ebook now, and a USA based publisher is mulling over the manuscript and deciding whether to take up the option, but I have no idea if the two events are related. I suspect not. Anyway, ...
Maybe one day - but not for a little while. I think a lot of readers still love that hard copy feel. I am all for anything that helps us get out there though!
I can't see it putting Agents or editors out of business. We all need them for specisly the reasons that you mentioned. I won't buy a book that hasn't been through the process either. It's too easy to get rubbish in print these day and it's becomi...
For the USA, Tess Gerritsen blogged about it a couple of years ago.
Making the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST (top 10) in the U.S. There is an extended list of the top 20 or 30, I believe.
Will do. Thanks Bob.
Sterling House is a small independant press out of PA. I have had a couple of their books pass through the store but I as an independant bookstore, I do not get too many independant press releases. A friend at B&N mentioned they have carried a boo...
There are a lot of options between big publishers and self-publishing. Declan Burke had a 50-50 arrangement with Hag's Head Press for The Big O (he and the publisher split the publishing costs 50-50) and that book got picked up by one of the bigge...
You must do what works for you. You are right that self-published books have, on occasion, been successful enough to be picked up by a regular publisher. Good luck with your book!
I just looked up Raider Publishing on Preditors and Editors. All they say is that it is a vanity publisher. Nothing wrong with that, but you should know what you're getting into if you go that route. I'm with Ingrid on this one: if a publisher thi...
If you have to pay to be published then obviously no one but you thinks the book will sell. That doesn't make it viable in the marketplace.
Ultimately the publisher bets he can sell your book and make a big profit. If the author bears all the cos...
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 11:30pm on May 15, 2009,
Dan Coleman said… - I agree. The violence in what I write is only suggested, not displayed. I'll get back to youwhen I've had the opportunity to read your work...Thanks.
- At 6:36am on April 12, 2009,
Dan Coleman said…
- Thanks for the get back so quickly. I'll try Gavin's and yours, too.
I know what you mean about things being too close to get on paper. Tried that too, though I'm not a combat veteran, not legitimate combat anyway, just street stuff.
We have enough violence here so that we don't have to look for it. It just seems to find us here.
- At 6:07am on April 11, 2009,
Dan Coleman said…
- Hey, Steve,
Welcome. I like DeMille, too.
- At 10:14am on April 2, 2009,
Karen from AustCrime said…
- Hi Steve - nice to see you here, I've been enjoying a number of SA based books recently - there's obviously something being slipped into the water over there. Regards Karen C
- At 10:38pm on March 23, 2009,
Anna Lewis said… - Yep - you can still watch the old detective classics on some of the digital channels. A great way to pass the time if you are ever ill!
- At 12:30am on March 23, 2009,
roger smith said… - Thanks Steve.
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Steve was raised in Africa, lived in Zimbabwe, South Africa, England, Ireland, and Spain. Currently living in the Garden Route of South Africa and running a marketing business in Johannesburg and Durban mainly via Skype and cell phone.
Worked as; salesman, sales manager, marketing manager; Owner several businesses including a golf tour & events company.
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• Combat veteran with South African army – combat in Angola; (survived 2 fire fights and having vehicle blasted out from under me by an anti-vehicle mine, and accidentally walking through a mine field.)
• Competed in national and provincial motorcycle racing championships – 1989 provincial champion
• Bungeed off Victoria Falls Bridge (over the Zambezi river between Zimbabwe and Zambia),
• Parachuted naked at 4000 feet over Moroccan desert (it was a dare from a friend!)
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