Publishing and E-Publishing

The Self-Help Book Paradox

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A lot of the best books for advising people are not actually reaching the people that need them.  Sit back, I'm having a bit of a rant.

We see those books on finance, time management, business, etc. all out there stocking shelves in bookstores.  We know there IS a lot of good stuff because we read the good ones (and occasionally the bad ones).  We also wonder just why people that need this advice are NOT reading it when we are.

I've come to realize that a lot of books advising people on careers, time management, and all the stuff I talk about here are not getting into the hands of people who need them most.  This is an odd paradox of the "career/life self help market" that people that need the most help DON'T read the books.

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Book Wars Part 2: Return of Pulps and Serials

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Previously, I talked about how the Book Wars, leading to many new
technologies and methods, meant anyone could be an author.  I now want
to look at one way this can affect upcoming media.

I think we may see the return of Pulps (fun-but-trashy/slick fiction) and of serial fiction.

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Book Wars Part 1: The Rise of Everyone

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BOOK WARS: RISE OF EVERYONE
You've seen a lot on the changes in publishing occurring in this blog, every few days, if not more often, there's talk about e-readers, e-books, Print on Demand, etc.  I could sum this up in many ways (including "oh, gods make it stop, it's confusing), but to put it simply:

  • There are more ways to get text to people.
  • Everyone wants a piece of that market.
  • This means new ways to deliver content and consume it.

Now, this basically means people can read more and authors can get their stuff out easier.  I have several books in the works and am pretty sure most if not all will start as Print On Demand with e-book options.  I see no reason not to embrace the new technology.

There's another side to this that often gets missed.  Yes, more ways to get more books in more formats.  We can guess that, we've heard about it, we know it's a given.

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