Amanda Hocking seems to be trying to get a book deal from a traditional publisher, despite the fact that she’s making boatloads of money selling her books independently.
Barry Eisler turned down a $500K traditional deal to publish independently.
Who’s right? Â Who’s an idiot? Â Who is completely letting down the publishing community? Â Who is going to regret it, because everyone knows they made the illogical choice that’s going to bite them in the ass later?
Dude. Â They’re people, not flag wavers in a giant publishing war. Â There are some choices you have to make, or you’ll look back and regret them, no matter how many people are telling you to do otherwise. Â Sometimes they pay off; sometimes they don’t. Â The choice isn’t about that chance of what other people consider to be success; it’s about choosing, and about being yourself.
Writers, of all people, should get that.
Hear, hear!
Amanda Hocking is my hero. In my wildest dreams, I duplicate her sales. (No, really, I once dreamed I sold hundreds of dollars in ebooks.) Sigh.
On a related note, I think people are going to take a while to grasp that a good story doesn’t really have anything to do with good editing…it’s just easier to read. I run across a lot of people who sneer at her, just because she has comma problems.
And by people, I mean writers, in that instance.