tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post1519781250881878849..comments2024-01-17T04:33:08.243-08:00Comments on My Friend Amy: Some Thoughts on Self-Publishing (Westbow Press the Second and the Rabbit Room Press)Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-30256239273690465372009-10-15T12:12:20.336-07:002009-10-15T12:12:20.336-07:00Amy, I pretty much second everything that you sai...Amy, I pretty much second everything that you said!J.T. Oldfieldhttp://bibliofreakblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-89146967449183844802009-10-15T08:03:43.925-07:002009-10-15T08:03:43.925-07:00I don't have anything to add about the publish...I don't have anything to add about the publishers or the name or what-have-you. I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to that side of books and publishing. <br />For the most part, I see pretty covers and I'm drawn in. So consider me an average consumer, I guess.<br /><br />Thanks Amy because I checked this book and it sounds awesome. A pirate chick! I know there were two famous pirate women so I guess that's why these stories are in short supply, but with the back drop of the REvolution, very cool. I'll be looking for your review.<br /><br />I will also look into the Rabbit Room to see what they offer. I'm always willng to help out the little guy.Jenny Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077659644092707107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-38255815396422287322009-10-14T09:36:55.202-07:002009-10-14T09:36:55.202-07:00Well said! I think most people agree with you.Well said! I think most people agree with you.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-47609198396060984342009-10-14T04:23:44.720-07:002009-10-14T04:23:44.720-07:00Thanks for your post, Amy.
With regard to WestBow...Thanks for your post, Amy.<br /><br />With regard to WestBow, here’s what I posted on Rachelle Gardner's site in response to her blog post...<br /><br />I am big on history. I wanted something that spoke of a beginning—a "start," if you will.<br /><br />At first, we picked MacNeil Press. MacNeil was the Scottish clan from which Thomas Nelson came originally. We got pretty far down the line with this, but then discovered that it was already a small imprint of another publisher. The trademark was already taken.<br /><br />So then we thought, we can use WestBow. We already have paid the thousands of dollars it takes to register the trademark. We own the URL. And we love everything it stands for. (It was the street on which Thomas Nelson first opened his second-hand book shop in Edinburgh.)<br /><br />Honestly, we didn't think about the impact it might have on authors who published under that imprint when it was our fiction division. Our bad.<br /><br />Having said that, I really don't think it is going to make a material difference. The best-selling authors who published under that imprint were all converted over to Thomas Nelson two years ago when we did away with our various imprints. The newest editions of their books are all under Thomas Nelson. So this really only affects the books on the shelves, primarily in homes and libraries.<br /><br />I know that we in the publishing industry pay attention to imprints, but, as I have argued for some time, consumers don't care. It's just not an issue, so I don't think it will have an adverse impact.<br /><br />You may differ in your opinion, and that's fine. I love the fact that we can have a conversation about this. Kind regards.Michael Hyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557423750960485716noreply@blogger.com