tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post1498809368755630089..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: BEA RoundupThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-19938192834101022662009-06-21T16:38:03.243-04:002009-06-21T16:38:03.243-04:00"Whatever company that decided to send drumme..."Whatever company that decided to send drummers and dancers to promote their new e-Book deserves to die a fiery death of flames, or at the very least get some acid in the face."<br /><br />I love it.Mamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853842158606222286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-87088278665006646392009-06-16T20:25:32.037-04:002009-06-16T20:25:32.037-04:00which had to have been the stupidest thing that ca...<i>which had to have been the stupidest thing that came out of anyone's mouth that evening. Obviously they're not the same, and the lower price is a discount because of the production saved in creating a physical book and the money spent on the reader.</i><br /><br />As an ebook author, I have to agree, pretty freaking dumb. <br /><br />It's not only a discount on lower production costs, it's a discount on the tangible property rights readers give up when they choose an ebook over print: the right to resell, swap, give away, lend, etc, which they're not legally allowed to do with an ebook. An ebook that can only be read by one or two people should not cost as much as a print book that can be read by a dozen or more.<br /><br />Traditional publishers also think they should only have to pay mmpb royalties on ebooks, which, speaking as someone who makes 30-40% on each ebook sale, infuriates me. In these cases, the publisher is usually screwing both reader and author--ebooks that cost $14.95 and only pay the author 6.5%? <br /><br />It would be nice to see agents start collectively putting their foot down over rights that will only encompass a larger and larger share of the market within the next few years. It may seem like bickering over chump change now, but it won't be any easier to do when ebooks represent, say, 20% of all books sold and they're fighting over tens of thousands rather than hundreds of dollars.kirsten saellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778076783406073225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-91630320470210102382009-06-14T08:37:20.295-04:002009-06-14T08:37:20.295-04:00haha, yay the bikini girls promoting the Cool-ER w...haha, yay the bikini girls promoting the Cool-ER were a little ridiculous :)suzie townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866855626210667678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-30374303237146202882009-06-07T19:48:40.825-04:002009-06-07T19:48:40.825-04:00I almost give the people with the band credit for ...I almost give the people with the band credit for it; I'd call it creative. But I do indeed understand the annoying bit.<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning public domain books on google books; I found it in your archives. Thanks also for all the advice here. It's like fining a Miss Snark who's still blogging!<br /><br />I got here via one of Evil Editor's minion's profiles._*rachel*_https://www.blogger.com/profile/03293167107180931700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-36280891394603679922009-06-07T17:33:10.619-04:002009-06-07T17:33:10.619-04:00I do, but since I am incredibly longwinded (and li...I do, but since I am incredibly longwinded (and like to also post pictures), is it possible for me to, this once, post a link to my blog entry on the subject? Feel free not to approve this comment if you don't feel comfortable in my doing so:<br /><br />http://ididntchoosethis.blogspot.com/2009/06/book-expo-of-america-bea-2009.htmlAdriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607530400279311428noreply@blogger.com