I've written (and had published) a lot of material, in just about any format. Atoms or bits, it doesn't much matter--folks will pay for compelling content.
Two years ago I decided I was fed up with the traditional publishing racket and figured I could do it at least as bad as the big presses. After all, I'd just spent three years in arbitration with one of them.
The single biggest factor that's almost always overlooked is marketing. How are you going to let people know about your masterpiece? All in all it's a pretty sleazy process and not much fun at all, at least for me.
Here's a couple of articles I wrote a few years ago about the publishing industry and why it sucks so hard:
Slashdot Mirror
I'd switch back to a Mac in a heartbeat if:
1. It ran tax software for an LLC (ironic that the leading Windows tax software was originally Mac-only and now has no business version).
2. It ran Visio. Not a work-alike. Visio.
3. It ran Project.
4. Apple were a little less arrogant.
Okay, I'd gladly live with 4 if 1-3 were in the bag.
I've written (and had published) a lot of material, in just about any format. Atoms or bits, it doesn't much matter--folks will pay for compelling content.
Two years ago I decided I was fed up with the traditional publishing racket and figured I could do it at least as bad as the big presses. After all, I'd just spent three years in arbitration with one of them.
The single biggest factor that's almost always overlooked is marketing. How are you going to let people know about your masterpiece? All in all it's a pretty sleazy process and not much fun at all, at least for me.
Here's a couple of articles I wrote a few years ago about the publishing industry and why it sucks so hard:
Way New Publishing
Way New Publishing Part 2
State of the Publishing 1999
As a result, I self-published my latest book and simultaneously in print and on the web:
Information Eclipse