tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post3943570452467330322..comments2023-10-31T09:37:59.862-07:00Comments on Rocket Kid Writing: Reading and BloghoppingRachel Dacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-55177851421986686302010-11-06T15:13:16.396-07:002010-11-06T15:13:16.396-07:00Chris -- Interesting that this book is a topic of ...Chris -- Interesting that this book is a topic of discussion as an example of new trends. I was just invited to submit for an e-anthology of poetry sponsored by a print publisher. I think the fact that e-Readers are surging in popularity is going to drive publishing to invent new forms. As I finished my paperback version of Tinkers today, I was thoughtful about the quiet and slowness of turning pages. And yet my avid reader friends who own Kindles and such are fanatics about them. <br /><br />I never have understood why POD was discredited as a new form of publishing. With poets and literary authors deploring the lack of niche marketing in publishing, why wouldn't they want POD publishing to thrive so an author doesn't have to sell 10,000 copies just to get a second book contract.Rachel Dacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-27066964696555632642010-11-06T13:43:00.435-07:002010-11-06T13:43:00.435-07:00Hi Rachel--yes, when I was up at Tomales Bay Write...Hi Rachel--yes, when I was up at Tomales Bay Writers Workshop recently, it came up a couple of times that Tinkers was NOT published by a traditional house--it's from Bellevue Literary Press--and yet it won big prizes and received a lot of notice. People seemed to feel quite optimistic about it, and eager to take it as a sign that smaller publishers, new formats, and new models like POD finally are coming into their own.healthy_eaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02450972494901172253noreply@blogger.com