tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post4978241908492159118..comments2024-03-28T09:21:52.243-04:00Comments on Pimp My Novel: I Think I Learned About This in Health ClassUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-90017875874520467882010-05-25T22:34:26.944-04:002010-05-25T22:34:26.944-04:00I think anyone associated with publishing should s...I think anyone associated with publishing should stay well away from the urinary tract region. Pubit? Wepad? Can't any of these guys afford market research personnel?<br /><br />-- A decidedly brown readerKaz Augustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839835518368442832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-48290412880265521782010-05-25T20:12:25.364-04:002010-05-25T20:12:25.364-04:00Who thinks up these names?Who thinks up these names?Kate Evangelistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329658806888882504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-22780798864825601392010-05-25T15:49:20.687-04:002010-05-25T15:49:20.687-04:00"PubIt"?! Oh, honey, no... Just no."PubIt"?! Oh, honey, no... Just no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-86322880921008358722010-05-25T13:10:52.278-04:002010-05-25T13:10:52.278-04:00The Amazon advantage is the size of the e-book mar...The Amazon advantage is the size of the e-book market they control (the last figures I read claimed 85% of all e-book sales are with Amazon). Also, last I heard the number one e-book seller on iPad was Amazon.<br /><br />I think where B&N is heading is to a bookstore version of the retail Apple store. Visit a B&N store to play with the nook, sample e-books, use a POD machine if you want your book old school format, and use PubIt if you are a local unpublished author.<br /><br />Of course, everything will change again in a month or so when the Google Reader editions join the fun.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812924049258701715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-22567105352418189082010-05-25T12:41:41.822-04:002010-05-25T12:41:41.822-04:00So basically, B&N is creating an alternative e...So basically, B&N is creating an alternative eBook distribution chain to compete with Amazon. This can only be a Good Thing; we need some choices.<br /><br />Still, there's that DRM issue again. I wonder what will happen when indie publishers who understand that DRM sucks and don't WANT any DRM on their titles try to get their titles into B&N's eBook distribution chain?<br /><br />I mean, there's no downside for B&N; if I, small indie publisher, want to go to all the bother of creating the right Nook-friendly files or whatever, and go through the no-doubt automated, turnkey upload process to get the thing into B&N's store, then B&N stands to gain whatever sales take place. They're not out anything for production costs, so any piracy on that title doesn't affect their bottom line. Why should they care, in their way of thinking, if some indie publisher is dumb enough to eschew DRM? Shouldn't B&N still be happy to have the title in their catalog? If they sell even one copy of the thing, it's a net win for them.Jason Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513547170663324976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-20131348144074289692010-05-25T11:54:18.905-04:002010-05-25T11:54:18.905-04:00I can't think past the PubIt... seriously... w...I can't think past the PubIt... seriously... where are their brains?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15312134160981908620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-10652070364234668522010-05-25T11:24:18.570-04:002010-05-25T11:24:18.570-04:00Ditto what Joseph said. I don't see a competit...Ditto what Joseph said. I don't see a competitive advantage aside from Amazon's head start.<br /><br />I have a Kindle and like it but I'm recommending Nook to friends who are in the market for an eReader and don't want an iPad. Nook has the lending feature, for one thing. And since the software (like Kindle) can be downloaded to a PC I can loan a B&N eBook to a non-Nook owner as long as they don't mind reading it on their PC.<br /><br />And although the Amazon pissing contest over eBook pricing is temporary, for the time being I find new releases in digital format available at B&N but not Amazon. If I'm jonesing for a book I don't care if it cost me $12.99 instead of $9.99 to get it right this minute. Even though I own a Kindle, Amazon has lost several sales from me over the last month because of availability of titles. I just bought from B&N. <br /><br />I'm a market research group of only one but if there are more of me out there B&N could make some headway growing their market share.<br /><br />As far as self-pub goes, would an author be contractually prohibited from making a title available at both sellers? It might have two different ISBNs but it seems like something they would consider, esp. with no upfront investment.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-70534304264473978392010-05-25T10:47:26.432-04:002010-05-25T10:47:26.432-04:00I do have a Kindle but I never venture towards rea...I do have a Kindle but I never venture towards reading (and especially paying for) self-pub books. If they weren't good enough to be 'bought' then I'd probably rather not read them. So for me, it's all in the realm of "I don't care if it hits kindle, nook or otherwise"<br /><br />I do love your iDon'tKnow. I'm sure that's coming out soon.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342109839956458589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-82114297804083143652010-05-25T10:30:11.173-04:002010-05-25T10:30:11.173-04:00I don't understand your comparison to Kindle f...I don't understand your comparison to Kindle for iPad and B&N iPad/Nook. B&N uses its B&N reader app on Apple products. How is that different than the Kindle for iPad?Joseph L. Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629531390894108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-75638036275663512852010-05-25T10:19:32.890-04:002010-05-25T10:19:32.890-04:00Well, it does seem completely appropriately that t...Well, it does seem completely appropriately that the PubIt! will make books available on the iPad. I cannot be the only one that thinks the iPad sounds like Kotex's latest innovation.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.com