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Old 15th November 2007, 01:53 AM   #48 (permalink)
McMurphy
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Re: A question for those who are self-published

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Originally Posted by DMatusik View Post
Agreed - the author's experience is definitely valid here, but when you have "old guard" authors, they tend to view the publishing landscape as it was 10 or more years ago.

Their argument used to be "a self-published book isn't as high of quality as a traditional book." Advances in POD technology, desktop publishing software, etc. have nullified that argument.
Well said. The "old guards" remind me a bit of the music industry. They really, REALLY want to close eyes and live in the past. Not an exact comparison, I know.
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