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Perhaps this is because I've only ever heard about Amazon's march into publishing through interviews of authors and competitors, but the narrative I've picked u
by ddebernardy 8y ago
Perhaps this is because I've only ever heard about Amazon's march into publishing through interviews of authors and competitors, but the narrative I've picked up seems to revolve around Amazon actually being a terrible publisher. By which I mean you basically never know what you're buying if you're a reader, and they aren't spending a dime to edit or promote you if you're an author. (Not that publishers do those two things much either of late, but that's a different story.)
I suppose that's fine when you've a track record as an author. It probably isn't if you're a new author.
Any odds there are some authors around who can chime in?
- jjeaff 8y agoAre they paying advances? If not, and they are not promoting you either, why would anyone sign with them? You could just self publish and if you don't have the money to have a bunch of books printed, you could just use one of the many print in demand services (including the one offered by Amazon). Edit: It seems that they are paying authors for their books, which for many authors, is a good enough reason to use them as a publisher. Who cares what the other big publishers could/would do for you if none of them will pick up your book.
- throwaway98121 8y agoI don't know if they’re a terrible publisher, and honestly I’ve never written a book. I downloaded a picture book for my son that was Amazon published. I remember this because it was free on prime day and it was one of the huge banners on their page that worked even when the site wasn’t working. So they do advertise the books they publish.