Comments on: Self-publishing comes of age http://www.starchamber.com/2005/07/self-publishing-comes-of-age.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:48:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ned http://www.starchamber.com/2005/07/self-publishing-comes-of-age.html#comment-16765 Ned Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:50:10 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1104#comment-16765 Thanks for the note Catherine! I stand corrected, and this new information seems to underscore the value of self-publishing. Most of us would need to self-publish in order to be published at all. But even people being actively recruited by publishers, people who have other options, are choosing to self-publish. What do publishers provide? Cash advances, editors, distribution, and marketing. If you don't need the money upfront, then you're in a good position to take care of the rest by yourself. Thanks for the note Catherine!

I stand corrected, and this new information seems to underscore the value of self-publishing. Most of us would need to self-publish in order to be published at all. But even people being actively recruited by publishers, people who have other options, are choosing to self-publish.

What do publishers provide? Cash advances, editors, distribution, and marketing. If you don’t need the money upfront, then you’re in a good position to take care of the rest by yourself.

]]> By: Catherine Cox http://www.starchamber.com/2005/07/self-publishing-comes-of-age.html#comment-16681 Catherine Cox Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:21:26 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1104#comment-16681 In fact, we published the book ourselves just because we wanted to do it that way. There was more than one publisher who wanted us to bring out a new edition. Our goal was to make, and keep, this title available to people interested in space and in the history of the Apollo program. There were amazing people involved whose stories aren't told elsewhere. I mention this because it's relevant to the points made above about self publishing. In fact, we published the book ourselves just because we wanted to do it that way. There was more than one publisher who wanted us to bring out a new edition. Our goal was to make, and keep, this title available to people interested in space and in the history of the Apollo program. There were amazing people involved whose stories aren’t told elsewhere. I mention this because it’s relevant to the points made above about self publishing.

]]> By: Ben http://www.starchamber.com/2005/07/self-publishing-comes-of-age.html#comment-794 Ben Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:10:51 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1104#comment-794 I actually have some friends who work at a branch of Lulu out in Raleigh. It doesn't seem like too bad a gig. I actually have some friends who work at a branch of Lulu out in Raleigh. It doesn’t seem like too bad a gig.

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