Tag Archives: fans
Writers, readers, publishers, and the desire to know everything at once
I like infoporn. I love to pore over traffic charts for websites, or look at survey numbers from opinion polls, or sit back and marvel at a really good graph, which is infoporn’s centerfold. One area where the data-crunching promise … Continue reading
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Tagged analytics, booksellers, business data, charts, crunching, data, digital publishing, disruptive, DIY, fanbases, fans, future, indie publishing, inforporn, publishing, readers, sales data, sales ranks, self publishing, social networking, social networks, transparency, trends
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Robin Sloan Publishes First Novel Directly To Readers For $1
Robin Sloan is a blogger and author who relied on readers, instead of a vanity press or traditional publisher, to help him publish his first novel. Continue reading
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Tagged books, DIY, donations, fans, first novels, fundraising, kickstarter, robin sloan, self publishing
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Dehydrated books, or how to make money off of fan fiction and unauthorized sequels
Imagine that this evening I follow a friend’s link to a new Harry Potter book, one that essentially replaces “The Sorcerer’s Stone” in the canon with a Year 1 adventure that’s darker and closer in tone to the final few … Continue reading →