Someone posted a comment about POD on the original blog. I agree with this: publishers should adopt the POD model where it comes to high-risk authors (e.g., previously unpublished -- i.e., no name -- "literary" fiction).
Question is: Why aren't they? As our friend at "POD-dy Mouth" used to show, there are some true gems to be found in the POD realm (see: http://girlondemand.blogspot.com/). Low investment, high potential payoff. It's just good business. Plus, it opens doors for new authors -- gives them a shot they otherwise would never get (since, as this post implies, and as we all intuitively know, major publishers simply aren't willing to "take risks" on new authors who aren't projecting significant sales returns).
But they won't. They are always looking for something exactly like what made them money before.
ReplyDeleteSomeone posted a comment about POD on the original blog. I agree with this: publishers should adopt the POD model where it comes to high-risk authors (e.g., previously unpublished -- i.e., no name -- "literary" fiction).
ReplyDeleteQuestion is: Why aren't they? As our friend at "POD-dy Mouth" used to show, there are some true gems to be found in the POD realm (see: http://girlondemand.blogspot.com/). Low investment, high potential payoff. It's just good business. Plus, it opens doors for new authors -- gives them a shot they otherwise would never get (since, as this post implies, and as we all intuitively know, major publishers simply aren't willing to "take risks" on new authors who aren't projecting significant sales returns).
Again, POD from major publsihers: why not?
-G