tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post3292482130803380947..comments2023-06-12T04:37:12.121-07:00Comments on Books and Beyond: You Learn Something New Every Daywww.christinadudley.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190303051895360656noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-88310511890314155822010-07-23T10:16:51.081-07:002010-07-23T10:16:51.081-07:00in my humble opinion, a book release without a boo...in my humble opinion, a book release without a book signing is like a cinema without popcorn. oh wait, I forgot. <br />movie theaters are archaic.<br />;) ;)The Big Burbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11502148982160551888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-67918844679887764052010-07-23T07:50:45.920-07:002010-07-23T07:50:45.920-07:00Okay so he says most books never sell more than 99...Okay so he says most books never sell more than 99 copies.... and I've sold more than that just at Smashwords in just a couple of months. And I would say most of those sold through my "useless" blog.<br /><br />Hmmmm.<br /><br />The thing is, writer's conferences will always give advice that's a few years old. People who present there enhance their living at it and tend not to be on the cutting edge. Also, they want to give "safe" advice. Which is okay, newbies tend to get fired up at conferences and you don't want to send them reeling into a mistake. <br /><br />But the world is changing FAST.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-62771928860002858972010-07-22T23:10:26.575-07:002010-07-22T23:10:26.575-07:00Wow! Sounds like us self publishers are complete ...Wow! Sounds like us self publishers are complete idiots. Though some of the opinions might not be all bad. Balance self-promotion with supporting others. And I wonder if the Oprah comment might make a little sense - for traditionally published authors. They have editors and publishers that expect certain numbers but for the self published... how cool would that be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com