sensasi: Re: [Self-Publishing] To PDF or to Publish?

Senin, 25 Februari 2008

Re: [Self-Publishing] To PDF or to Publish?

On Monday 25 February 2008 10:26:54 am Robert Steibel wrote:
> Re: To PDF or to Publish?
>
> Okay, I do have one more question, and again my thanks to everyone
> for being so generous with their time. :-)
>
> If I form a small business, purchase a block of 10 ISBNs,
> and "publish" (1) my novel, (2) my collection of short stories, as
> well as (3) my thesis, all as PDF files, and make the material
> available as a download on a website such as Amazon.com -- would
> this make it more difficult for me to actually get a legitimate
> print publisher?
>
> In other words, would I be wise to send out the manuscripts double-
> spaced and in courier via snail-mail to various magazines, journals,
> agents, and publishers first -- so that they have exclusive rights
> to the material -- or would I be better off simply putting the work
> out their electronically as a PDF file so that I have some presence
> in the marketplace and can begin the process of publicizing my work.
>
> Thanks a lot for any advice, :-D
>
> Robert Steibel

Pick a path and pursue it. The market for short stories is tiny, and for
unpublished authors it is effectively zero. For that product I would visit
Writer's Market or Literary Market Place looking for "little" magazines,
often from colleges or micropublishers, that might accept your work, and try
to build up a readership and a reputation. Don't expect instant success.

If you publish your work electronically first then traditional outlets,
magazines, book publishers etc. won't be interested.

--
John Culleton
Resources for every author and publisher:
http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf
http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf
http://www.creativemindspress.com/newbiefaq.htm
http://www.gropenassoc.com/TopLevelPages/reference%20desk.htm