The Publishing Pie: An Author's View
summary
An author’s view argues that publishing is simply making things public and that real specifics matter: only 10% of authors earn a living, ebook royalties are lower than paper, and digital formats risk obsolescence or loss (floppy disks, solar flares). Practical tools include Long Pen remote signing and hand-drawn Sharpie slides whose originals retain value. A working self-publishing path appears: one writer gives away 2.4 million free podcasts, self-publishes on Lulu, sells an iTunes app and wins a paper deal — it can work, but discoverability and income remain the bottlenecks.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 0:58The Publishing Pie
- 2:42What Is Publishing
- 6:54The Floppy Disk Experience
- 7:38How Will the Change in Publishing Tools Affect Authors
- 14:17The Edible Woman
- 17:24Is the Old Model Still Viable for Authors
- 23:48Encouragement
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