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In the 2nd Round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards
My novel, "Catching On Fire," made it into the second round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. And I'm not sure how to feel about that.
Isn't that crazy? Publishing is so topsy-turvy these days that even winning an award can be confusing thing?
The trouble is, there's a revolution going on. Sensing a chance to be king of the hill, everyone is bullying everyone else in an aggressive power grab. Stores are trying to beat Amazon down. Amazon is trying to beat publishers down. Microsoft, Google and Apple are trying to push their way into the category. The fighting just keeps intensifying.
That's why I've been happy jump into the indie niche. The interests of readers are being lost in the fray. As an indie author, I can (somewhat) ignore all the drama and focus on telling stories and giving readers what I think they'll enjoy. I don't have to take sides in the publishing wars. But, as an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award winner, I would have to align myself with Amazon. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but, well...I like not having to take sides.
I am sure in the long run that whatever companies survive will, once again, put readers' needs first. Things will get a lot tougher for indie authors then. But, they'll be better for readers. And that's what really matters.
Isn't that crazy? Publishing is so topsy-turvy these days that even winning an award can be confusing thing?
The trouble is, there's a revolution going on. Sensing a chance to be king of the hill, everyone is bullying everyone else in an aggressive power grab. Stores are trying to beat Amazon down. Amazon is trying to beat publishers down. Microsoft, Google and Apple are trying to push their way into the category. The fighting just keeps intensifying.
That's why I've been happy jump into the indie niche. The interests of readers are being lost in the fray. As an indie author, I can (somewhat) ignore all the drama and focus on telling stories and giving readers what I think they'll enjoy. I don't have to take sides in the publishing wars. But, as an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award winner, I would have to align myself with Amazon. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but, well...I like not having to take sides.
I am sure in the long run that whatever companies survive will, once again, put readers' needs first. Things will get a lot tougher for indie authors then. But, they'll be better for readers. And that's what really matters.
Hey, Amazon/Goodreads, how about allowing us to edit blog posts.
It never fails. Even if I proofread my goodreads post before hitting that "publish" button, there always seems to be a typo I missed. (Perhaps I shouldn't post at ridiculous hours of the night when I'm bleary eyed -- but that seems the only time I can steal for posting.)
Assuming that the new Amazon ownership might add some financial backing or better management, why not throw those resources into a functionality that lets us edit our posts post posting? (Don't you love that that sentence makes sense? Or that I have two "thats" in a row in the next one?)
Just throwing it out there.
Assuming that the new Amazon ownership might add some financial backing or better management, why not throw those resources into a functionality that lets us edit our posts post posting? (Don't you love that that sentence makes sense? Or that I have two "thats" in a row in the next one?)
Just throwing it out there.
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