Kristen Lamb on hugging self-publishers
Kristen Lamb:
The self-published author had nothing to lose, so he was more willing to test out, try and invest time and money into unconventional methods… methods that we now commonly enjoy. [...] We enjoy these new luxuries because entrepreneurs dared to think outside the box and would not back down from getting their chance to shine. Some of them failed, but they failed why daring greatly… so I thank them. We all should thank them, no matter what kind of writer you aspire to be, traditional, indie or self-published.
I’m pretty sure that e-reading has taken off in the last couple of years primarily because the hardware has finally been right (which Kristen does refer to in her article). And I’d say that while the boom in self-publishing is a huge deal, we must remember that most e-books bought are written by authors published traditionally.
I have nothing against self-publishers. Some of my best friends are self-publishers. But to suggest that they’re somehow responsible for upending an entire industry is perhaps a bit much, I’d say.
On the other hand, Jeff Bezos…
