You may have heard about the recent NY Times best-selling novel, Fifty Shades of Grey.
I've posted three links. The first is from Wikipedia which provides a description of the novel and a time-line of its publishing history. The second link is a Hartford Courant review describing the frenzy over the novel. The third link is the novel's page on Amazon.com which includes reviews from readers.
Some Amazon reviews are critical of the author's writing but the number of books sold clearly demonstrates that literary quality is not as big of a concern to purchasers when they are enamored by the subject matter. This is in direct contrast to what agents and traditional publishers constantly tell us.
It seems that nowadays, authors are better served by exposing their finished work to the public as soon as possible. The best means to do that is through self-publishing, both in POD and eBook formats.
I've posted three links. The first is from Wikipedia which provides a description of the novel and a time-line of its publishing history. The second link is a Hartford Courant review describing the frenzy over the novel. The third link is the novel's page on Amazon.com which includes reviews from readers.
Some Amazon reviews are critical of the author's writing but the number of books sold clearly demonstrates that literary quality is not as big of a concern to purchasers when they are enamored by the subject matter. This is in direct contrast to what agents and traditional publishers constantly tell us.
It seems that nowadays, authors are better served by exposing their finished work to the public as soon as possible. The best means to do that is through self-publishing, both in POD and eBook formats.
Wikipedia - Fifty Shades of Grey
Hartford Courant - Fifty Shades of Grey
Amazon.com - Fifty Shades of Grey
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