Very well written (not too surprising coming from an aspiring author) and I appreciate that this was posted on 17th Shard to be read and considered by consumers of Brandon's books, ebooks, and audiobooks, and likely people who buy other books (okay, maybe not, I have at least one friend who sold his book collection composed of "inferior literature" and his fiction collection is now just a small bookcase with Brandon's books. I personally have 7 book cases). Dragonsteel is it's own special entity as the vast majority of authors don't have a personal distribution system, so my question to anyone who has deeply researched the author situation: what is the best way to get money as directly to the author and indie author as possible when purchasing their works?
In a funny twist of circumstance, just yesterday I remembered Brandon on Intentionally Blank talk about his favorite author, Sir Terry Pratchett, and recommending Going Postal as his personal favorite among Pratchett's extensive works, though in earlier years Brandon has praised The Truth (a satire interestingly about the invention of the printing press and newspaper). I'm was in the process of rereading Going Postal when I read this article. Let's just say that Pratchett is a satirical genius that pairs humor with incredible insights into the world in the way people think and operate. Going Postal is about a megacorporation that doesn't care about its employees opposed by the "hero", a conman pressed into governmental service with a parole officer that will club him if he gets too far out of line. I think it's well worth reading Going Postal in the context of this publishing industry war described in this article because sometimes a narrative gets the visceral point across in a different way than a historical retelling.
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Brandon works with Audible for a historic deal in the audiobook industry
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Very well written (not too surprising coming from an aspiring author) and I appreciate that this was posted on 17th Shard to be read and considered by consumers of Brandon's books, ebooks, and audiobooks, and likely people who buy other books (okay, maybe not, I have at least one friend who sold his book collection composed of "inferior literature" and his fiction collection is now just a small bookcase with Brandon's books. I personally have 7 book cases). Dragonsteel is it's own special entity as the vast majority of authors don't have a personal distribution system, so my question to anyone who has deeply researched the author situation: what is the best way to get money as directly to the author and indie author as possible when purchasing their works?
In a funny twist of circumstance, just yesterday I remembered Brandon on Intentionally Blank talk about his favorite author, Sir Terry Pratchett, and recommending Going Postal as his personal favorite among Pratchett's extensive works, though in earlier years Brandon has praised The Truth (a satire interestingly about the invention of the printing press and newspaper). I'm was in the process of rereading Going Postal when I read this article. Let's just say that Pratchett is a satirical genius that pairs humor with incredible insights into the world in the way people think and operate. Going Postal is about a megacorporation that doesn't care about its employees opposed by the "hero", a conman pressed into governmental service with a parole officer that will club him if he gets too far out of line. I think it's well worth reading Going Postal in the context of this publishing industry war described in this article because sometimes a narrative gets the visceral point across in a different way than a historical retelling.