Comments on: Book deal shmook deal

Book deal shmook deal

Menomena — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 09:56:59 -0800

Move over, Wil Wheaton and Belle de Jour. Book deals are a thing of the past, and publish-on-demand is where it's at. Some bloggers like Tony Pierce and Anti have published their best blog excerpts ("blooks"), while others like Jamie Boud are more creative, using it publish new content (I guess this is when the micropatronage pays off). But Cafepress isn't the only option, and there are definitely many helpful sites out there. Previously discussed here.

By: Stynxno

Stynxno — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:49:04 -0800

ooo. nice post Menomena.

By: Mach5

Mach5 — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:57:50 -0800

if anyone uses the word 'blooks' anywhere near me i may be forced to punch them. hard. in the face.

By: surplus

surplus — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:04:34 -0800

I'll wait for the blooks to come out on blaudio.

By: tsarfan

tsarfan — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:44:02 -0800

may i say that the books ive made via cafepress ended up looking awesome. i recommend CP to anyone who wants to make small batches (1-300) of books. and the price is remarkably cheap.

By: elwoodwiles

elwoodwiles — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 15:26:11 -0800

Blooks? *swallows tongue*

By: jscalzi

jscalzi — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:08:40 -0800

"Book deals are a thing of the past..." Shhhh. Don't tell my agent. I don't have any problems with PoD (I use it myself for a couple of things), but 1) it's not an "either/or" situation and 2) PoD is as unlikely to get rid of traditional publishing as any vanity publishing set-up has been over the years. PoD is simply a better alternative for people who previously would have gone toward a more expensive vanity publishing route in the past, since among other things it requires no cash up front.

By: Mr.Encyclopedia

Mr.Encyclopedia — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:11:07 -0800

I'm still upset over the use of the term "Blog". Damn them, now I have to explain to people that the Blog Game doesn't actually involve people posting their often worthless opinions to the Internets.

By: shoepal

shoepal — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:51:06 -0800

Nice post, Menomena. Thanks!

By: tsarfan

tsarfan — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:59:10 -0800

Do you have a link to this Blog Game you speak of, Mr. Encyclopedia?

By: Mr.Encyclopedia

Mr.Encyclopedia — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:46:19 -0800

The (true) Blog Game