That is real freedom, of
a sort readers and authors have never had before.
Not exact matches
A beautifully written journal of
sorts, in which the
author empathizes with the twin mom
reader and offers insightful tips
and advice.
The
authors sort it out,
and the
reader becomes more
and more involved.
I think this is an important conversation to be having with Amazon, as I believe this
sort of «virtual watercooler» type of interaction between
readers and authors is a natural evolution in the concept of the book
and is one which many
authors will push heavily for.
A lot of
authors have trouble staying focused
and disciplined with one topic or subject matter, either because they think their
readers will get bored or maybe they'll get bored, but it's just so hard to gain traction if you're jumping around all the time, you're not consistent with the
sorts of posts you're doing,
and people don't know when to expect them.
This blog giving guidance to
authors of what to ask
and expect of a beta -
reader has made me feel a bit more confident in giving the right
sort of feedback.
I was looking at an
author's website the other day
and the only way to contact him was via his agent — what
sort of message is that to send out to
readers?
But I think better communication (rather than blindsiding) will help
authors get the word out if they want to continue to cram too many
authors into too little space
and expect
readers to
sort out the mess on their own.
By means of the computer have created on a flash card of the
reader a folder «Library»,
and in it have
sorted books on genres
and authors.
Between the mysterious disappearing act that happens quite often with reviews posted to Amazon, the widespread news of
authors buying favorable reviews from pay - per - star services,
and the scandalous situation with
author and reviewer bullying, reading consumers have had a hard time trusting any
sort of
reader feedback on a book.
But my real passion, as a
reader,
author and editor, is fiction of all
sorts — especially romance, romantic suspense, historical romance, women's fiction, paranormal, sci - fi
and fantasy, thrillers,
and mysteries.
«Indie
Reader was created to help adventurous book - lovers
sort out the plethora of new indie titles
and authors, a road map of
sorts to help navigate the rocky terrain.
He completely ignores the notion that an
author has to hold the
reader's hand
and walk them gently through the chronological steps of a story in some
sort of simplistic manner,
and he just dances in
and out of time
and thought
and sequence.
Books on My Book Ratings can be
sorted by genre or by content rating,
and readers often find books to buy
and authors to follow on My Book Ratings.
These
sorts of bold moves give me hope Kobo will make the moves necessary to court
and win indie
authors in significant numbers (thus benefitting
readers and writers both).
In many ways, however, since the inception of Kindle Unlimited last summer, Howey's
sorting - through of the variables faced by
authors has held a certain coherence because of (a) his «hybrid» status as a traditionally
and self - publishing
author, (b) his AuthorEarnings.com data work in a consistent if controversial analysis of
authors» income potentials,
and (c) his study of the Amazon subscription question as a shared conversation with
readers and authors.
You know, anybody any of these firms that are
sort of taking
author's books directly to
readers and that is the best thing you can possibly do for the literary community.
We need to turn things around so that authorship can once again be a sustainable career,
and so that
authors can continue to create the
sort of work that sustains the rest of the industry —
and that sustains its
readers and our culture at large.
Exclusive in - store content may be a good business move for B&N's Nook, but ultimately I think this
sort of thing is bad for publishers,
authors,
and readers.