Wow! I ran across this blog today and I have to say my jaw dropped (again.) But it's been doing that a LOT lately or at least ever since I tried to figure out the "publishing industry." HA!
So Harlequin (I misspell this word a lot so just deal with it :)) decided to jump on the POD publisher band wagon with it's AuthorSolutions and found themselves under the gun on the blog linked to above. Their POD publishing model falls directly into line with all the other ones out there but for some reason on this particular blog they were made a target.
Really? Really? Wow! Really?
Are all of you literary agents and posters to said blog clueless?
The original poster pointed out that AuthorSolutions claims to offer the same benefits that their "real" authors writing for Harlequin get. Suggests that they infer the same kind of distribution. Methinks someone should reconsider the adage "if it's too good to be true it probably is!" Also duh! it's their POD publishing model. Anyone who understands why POD publishers came into being KNOWS that you don't get distribution or at least they should. Yes, you get some distribution but nothing you couldn't get on your own. EGADS!!!
Every large publisher out there is adding a POD entity. DEAL WITH IT! The industry's is broken. Larger publishers are only adding POD's to get the rest of the money from the authors they won't ever look at because they don't have to and "you's guys" or "y'all" for my southern friends, keep playing along.
POD publishing is POD publishing and "real" publishing is "real" publishing. You want to take the giant down I suggest you stop stabbing at its toes!!!
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