Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Book publishers, who needs 'em?

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Oct 1, 2004, at 6:33 PM, Graham Meltzer wrote:

> Nor I'm afraid, is biting the bullet.  To those who suggested making 
> whatever changes it takes to keep the publisher satisfied ... for a 
> long time, that was also my attitude.  But these guys keep shifting 
> the goal posts.  I have completely lost trust in them and their 
> decision making ... and therefore, lost interest in using their 
> services.

Publishing is a moving business. Editors have the goal posts changed on 
them every week. To deal with the publishing industry you have to fit 
into a niche. If you don't fit, or don't want to fit, it won't be 
helpful to you. When you look for a publisher you are looking to 
connect yourself to a network of people, which we all know is 
difficult. Particularly difficult for writers whose temperaments allow 
them to work alone in solitary confinement on a project they dearly 
love and may be the only person in the world who even understands. Then 
suddenly they have to "fit in" and think like a whole slew of people 
and work as they work. It's hard.

> POD seems like a sensible and sustainable technology so I'll 
> investigate that option next.  If anyone has had experience with 
> particular POD firms I'd appreciate a recommendation.  There seem to 
> be a lot of them out there.  And not all do colour ... which mine 
> needs to be.

I recommend Lightning Source. They have excellent distribution because 
they are affiliated with Ingram and they list on Amazon. You make a lot 
more money publishing your own book unless you have a title that will 
become a best seller. If it becomes a best seller, a major publisher 
will pick you up. Ligtning does digital books as well as print on 
demand.

https://www.lightningsource.com/

        •        A subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc.
	• 	 Originally a print-on-demand operation called Lightning Print Inc. 
which was founded in 1997 as part of Ingram Book Group
	• 	 Expanded services in Spring 2000 and became Lightning Source Inc., 
a subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc.
        •         Headquartered in LaVergne, Tennessee
        
The Lightning Source Track Record
	• 	One of the largest digital libraries in the industry with more than 
100,000 orderable titles
        •        2,300+ publishing partners
        •        More than 10 million "on demand" books printed to date

        
Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org