But in
this new publishing world, writers don't need agents anywhere near as much as agents need writers.
You're a savvy author who knows that the only way to get ahead in
the new publishing world is to have a strong online presence.
Author communities, groups, forums, alliances and collectives are developing and proliferating at enormous speed as writers seem to be both excited by
the new publishing world and worried it's gotten too big and competitive to navigate on their own.
Which is why publishers need to be innovative and willing to adapt to
this new publishing world.
[As an aside, unless you have a huge fan base or have a new concept, it will be very difficult for you to find a traditional publisher in today's
new publishing world.]
By being innovative, embracing the change on the publishing horizon, and making the choice to invest in ebooks, publishers will not only cement their much - needed place in
this new publishing world, but they'll have endless marketing opportunities as well.
Editors, designers, and typesetters who would also be overlooked by traditional publishers have a place in
this new publishing world, too.
In
this new publishing world where digital production is an equal giant next to paper production, author branding (sometimes mistaken for an author's platform) is even more important, because there is unrestricted accessibility to publishing — which means there is the threat of oversaturation of new content, which has already started to happen (hence the «discoverability» buzz word at DBW14).
In general, this industry is extremely confused by what is taking place in
the new publishing world.
I'm glad to see that quality work pays off in
the New Publishing World.
This is
a new publishing world and what looks like something (like the best of illusions) often isn't.
It's
a new publishing world and those of us just getting started and trying to do it on our own have to be innovative.
In
the new publishing world, the readers are the gatekeepers.
As Barry said in his previous blog,
the new publishing world is all about «choice.»
It's exactly the «retooling for
the new publishing world» resource I've been looking for.
Ironically, there is a special link between musicians and writers / photographers in
the new publishing world of ebooks and apps.