A new trend? It does seem to be the case. But I've found, at least so far, that the publishers being singled out by their authors don't operate much differently than all the other traditional presses out there.
They're attempting to play the game as set up by the money controlling "big dog" publishers without considering that doing so means certain death. The publishing industry rules only work for the larger publishers. Small presses need a completely different set of rules to survive.
So do I agree with boycotting small traditional houses? Not really (and I've been with two who went under due to believing they could actually operate under the rules set in place by large publishers.) And boycotting large houses is futile because they control the industry and are far tooooo big to be touched by our rock throwing. Readers aren't being affected by authors being "screwed" so life will go on.
And just in case you think I don't have a dog in the hunt, there are over 4000 hard-back copies of Never Ceese out there that I'll never see a penny from. Not one cent will come to me . . . ever. Gotta love that. ;)
Sue...
ReplyDeleteThe traditional publishing industry is on its way down, I don't care what kind of games they continue to play and how much b.s. they continue to feed the sheeple.
They are on their way out.
Now, it may take a another few decades, but they surely can't survive...and they know it.
But you're right...they are going down due to their own arrogance and not anything we Indie authors have done to them.
However...I'm the first to gloat at their certain demise.
Ever hear, "kick 'em when they're down?"
;)
Indeed I have!! And yes, isn't it fun watching them squirm? HA! And I'm a nice person. Well, nice enough. They're also going down fast. Faster than I would've ever suspected.
ReplyDeleteIndie baby!!!! All the way!!!
Support the little guy is my moto.
ReplyDeleteWhile I am not sure how much this boycott will actually do in the long run, I do hope the people who support it will take their money to the many small publishers who love genre fiction as much as their fan base.
It's important to note that NO small press that operates like a traditional press (meaning operating the way large publishers do) will ever be able to do anything for their authors. They won't even be able to stay in business long enough to do anything for themselves.
ReplyDeleteAt least not anymore.