Polly Courtney believes that John Green got it wrong. I agree. He seems to not understand what ‘self-publishing’ actually is. But he does like to talk about how ‘they’ are always holding him up as some kind of example. I’m not sure who ‘they’ are, but someone is floating his ego up to heights where he seems kinda less like a self-publisher and more like a self-centered publisher.
From the article:
What John Green has failed to recognise, however, is that self-publishing is not about trying to take on the jobs of editors, warehouse employees and librarians. Self-publishing is not about trying to do everything yourself.
Self-publishing is about staying in control of your destiny as a writer and having a say in how your book is packaged, produced, distributed and promoted. It is about making your own decisions, in collaboration with the experts (and in some cases, fans) to ensure that your work reaches readers in the way that is right for you.
You can read the whole post HERE.
California park officials are planning to speed up the park entrance process by installing ATMs that will allow visitors to pay fees by debit or credit cart. Funding for the new equipment was set aside by legislation which provided $750,000 to “modernize the system in hopes of increasing revenue.”
Lauren Indvik is reporting on Mashable that Nook has unveiled a new program, Nook Snaps, that offers short subject ebooks of 5,000 words for $1.99. These ebooks are 60-day Nook exclusives, which seems similar to Amazon’s 90-exclusive Select program.
Bob Pratte wrote an article that appears today on the PE Bloggers website about the changes taking place in Big Bear, where the Big Bear Valley Trails Foundation working in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service and the International Mountain Biking Association have been building out the Skyline Trail.
Katia Hetter posted an article in the Summer In The Park series on the CNN.com website.