Ok, you made me laugh. In re-reading my comment, I guess you could have thought it was spam, sarcasm, or a combination, as the guy below said.
But actually, it's neither. I do very much agree with the ideas in this post, and as an author who hates gatekeepers, like those you find in the publishing world, I'm excited about how the iPad and the iBookstore will give greater access and power to the people who deserve it: the creators of the content.
I think you are 1000% correct. So much so that I made the same connection of musicians and iTunes to what authors can now do with iBooks in the opening paragraph of my soon to be released (in ebook format) book "iBook Millions."
And your accompanying observation that authors should look towards building an audience above all other things is spot on. If you build a loyal readership of only a thousand fans, you can build that into a huge and financially prosperous career.
The playing field is wide open; the walls of old-world publishing houses have been leveled.
Write on!
-- @CraigTeich
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Re: Re: Build an Audience, Then You Build a Career
Ok, you made me laugh. In re-reading my comment, I guess you could have thought it was spam, sarcasm, or a combination, as the guy below said.
But actually, it's neither. I do very much agree with the ideas in this post, and as an author who hates gatekeepers, like those you find in the publishing world, I'm excited about how the iPad and the iBookstore will give greater access and power to the people who deserve it: the creators of the content.
Cheers.
Build an Audience, Then You Build a Career
I think you are 1000% correct. So much so that I made the same connection of musicians and iTunes to what authors can now do with iBooks in the opening paragraph of my soon to be released (in ebook format) book "iBook Millions."
And your accompanying observation that authors should look towards building an audience above all other things is spot on. If you build a loyal readership of only a thousand fans, you can build that into a huge and financially prosperous career.
The playing field is wide open; the walls of old-world publishing houses have been leveled.
Write on!
-- @CraigTeich