Comments on: New Models For Marketing Books Via Internet http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/wordpress/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/ Tools and Trade Secrets for Aspiring Writers Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:13:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tom Colvin http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/wordpress/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-81614 Tom Colvin Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:25:27 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/#comment-81614 Mostly, Jeremy, the internet seems to have produced many ways for writers NOT to make money. Now that I'm following the blog world, I'm seeing so many people, perhaps not true writers in the first instance, trying to "monetize" their written blogs, in search of elusive income. So far, I've managed myself to stay away from these obvious monetization strategies -- I guess I'm still a purist. [But some days I feel my purity slipping...] I agree with you, however, that someday, someone will come up with something that really works for writers. In the meantime, I'll keep throwing the new ventures I discover up against the wall to see if any of them stick. Mostly, Jeremy, the internet seems to have produced many ways for writers NOT to make money.

Now that I’m following the blog world, I’m seeing so many people, perhaps not true writers in the first instance, trying to “monetize” their written blogs, in search of elusive income. So far, I’ve managed myself to stay away from these obvious monetization strategies — I guess I’m still a purist. [But some days I feel my purity slipping...]

I agree with you, however, that someday, someone will come up with something that really works for writers. In the meantime, I’ll keep throwing the new ventures I discover up against the wall to see if any of them stick.

]]> By: Jeremy Osborne http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/wordpress/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-81268 Jeremy Osborne Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:41:07 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/#comment-81268 Novelty is not something I'd think would be reapplied to novels in my lifetime, and I'm happy to watch this unfold. It doesn't matter whether or not larger ventures produce something that is viable, or even liked by the general populace, but rather that they simply attempt these new approaches. After all, we went from dot-bomb to the new-age of money makers like Google. If new publishing schemes keep popping up, someone (maybe even someone reading or writing in this blog) will come up with a method to make money, and all of us writers will have her/him to thank. Novelty is not something I’d think would be reapplied to novels in my lifetime, and I’m happy to watch this unfold. It doesn’t matter whether or not larger ventures produce something that is viable, or even liked by the general populace, but rather that they simply attempt these new approaches. After all, we went from dot-bomb to the new-age of money makers like Google. If new publishing schemes keep popping up, someone (maybe even someone reading or writing in this blog) will come up with a method to make money, and all of us writers will have her/him to thank.

]]> By: Tom Colvin http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/wordpress/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-80551 Tom Colvin Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:40:47 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/#comment-80551 Mike, you raise a very interesting point.. I haven't yet tried Adobe "Digital Editions" aside from a quick look after I installed it. Could you elaborate a bit about the problems you've encountered? Thanks. Mike, you raise a very interesting point.. I haven’t yet tried Adobe “Digital Editions” aside from a quick look after I installed it. Could you elaborate a bit about the problems you’ve encountered? Thanks.

]]> By: Mike http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/wordpress/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-80336 Mike Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:48:56 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/#comment-80336 Well, I for one won't be buying the "Made to Stick" ebook, too many bad experiences with the Adobe "Digital Editions" software and its DRM. Well, I for one won’t be buying the “Made to Stick” ebook, too many bad experiences with the Adobe “Digital Editions” software and its DRM.

]]> By: Book marketing newbie http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/wordpress/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-79518 Book marketing newbie Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:26:58 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2008/04/13/new-models-for-books-via-internet/#comment-79518 This is interesting, I know a lot of small presses and self-publishers have been offering free samples of their work online for some time now, but I guess the big publishing houses are finally catching up. This is interesting, I know a lot of small presses and self-publishers have been offering free samples of their work online for some time now, but I guess the big publishing houses are finally catching up.

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