Comments on: Will it ever die?

By: Charlene Teglia

Charlene Teglia — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:25:58 +0000

I think there are benefits to both. Epublishers pay monthly. If you sell to a traditional publisher, you might get a tiny advance and then no money for 2 years. From a cash flow perspective, I like having ebooks out there right now! The optimum would be to have some traditional print books in the works for future payoff, but I can’t see quitting what I’m doing now because I love it. And Ellora’s Cave is really the best of both worlds, with ebook and print editions.

Of course, I don’t think print vs. pubbed is based on how writers get paid, but you know, there will ALWAYS be somebody out there saying your work doesn’t count, no matter what you write or who publishes it. They’re entitled to their opinion but it won’t change what I do!

By: cece

cece — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:12:02 +0000

I agree w/Sasha…and like I said on Kate’s blog, there are good and bad books published (and good and bad publishers) in print and e-book format. Just like there are good and bad movies put out by major movie companies and small independents (Napoleon Dynaminte anyone? )

By: Sasha

Sasha — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:11:44 +0000

Oh. . . and as for e-publishing vs. print. I was pubbed in print well before I considered ePublishing. But I feel epublishing is where I want to be right now. I think everyone should make their own choices about what’s right for them, and their stories.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:09:09 +0000

Sylvia~ I think you do very well articulating yourself in your posts, and in a full conversation. I think sometimes it’s the one-liners that people misunderstand or take the wrong way. (And that happens with all of us, not just you.) I, myself, admit to misunderstanding, or getting pissed at something I feel you’ve IMPLIED before. But then again, I ASK you what you mean when you say something I take offense to. I think communication is important. Especially over a medium like the Internet, where tone of voice and inflection can’t be heard. Don’t censor yourself, if people take what you say wrong, they should ask for clarification.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 03:09:43 +0000

I honestly feel there’s room for both. And that’s really all I have to say on it. Well, no, I could say more but it would all come back to that one line.

Shannon, I’m with you on the print and e-pub sales. That would be like cake with icing.:mrgreen:

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 23:07:49 +0000

I’d obviously be lying if I said I don’t want to be published in print, but I want to be published in both. Ideally, I’d love to have a couple of print books and several ebooks a year. If only I could get my family to go live with some other nice, non-writing lady.

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 22:00:32 +0000

*sigh* I understand, Shannon.

For the record, CATCHING CAROLINE was sold to a print publisher first, so it definitely was “good enough” for print. Obviously, all e-books are not print publisher cast offs.

Like Angela Knight, MaryJanice Davidson, and a host of other cross-medium authors, I’m rather proud of being published in both formats.