Comments on: From Blog to Print Publisher

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:05:12 +0000

Hi Steve! Thank you for your comment and taking the time to read my blog. I really appreciate it!
One of my big interests right now is new, innovative and inexpensive ways to get literature into the hands of the public. While I love print books (and always will), the time is ripe for ebooks to start becoming more mainstream.
The article that I based this post off of gave the impression that Dzanc shunned ebooks. This is my fault for relying on a single source for information and not doing more research.
I plan on writing a follow-up to this post, using an interview that you gave with Joe Wikert for his blog. So stay tuned…
Thanks again for commenting! It’s great to hear from people inside the publishing industry!
-Brad

By: steven gillis

steven gillis — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:02:41 +0000

I, too, wish to say thanks for the mention on your blog. Means a great deal to Dan and myself. As for the misperception that Dzanc isn’t interested in e-books our audio books, nothing could be further from the truth and, in fact, just yesterday I raised this possiblity again with Dan and our editors. Dzanc is all about getting good works into the hands and heads of readers and we are running stride for stride with what is cutting edge. Clearly e-books and audio books are a part of the future and we fully intend to make use of this way of bringing Dzanc books to the public along with the more “tradition” printed page. Thanks again – Steve

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:20:37 +0000

Hey thanks for the comment!
I hope I wasn’t too harsh in my post. I really admire the small presses and I think they are the future of publishing. I also admire how you went from blogging to publishing, it’s a big leap and not something we hear about very often. As for Borders, I guess I’m just biased against them and B&N for driving the smaller independents out of business. But you’re right, I think just about anyone would be thrilled to have a large display in the middle of a Borders store. Same goes for getting a favorable review in the NYT book review.
Thanks again for commenting! I always love hearing feedback, especially from people directly connected to a post I’ve written!

By: Dan Wickett

Dan Wickett — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:13:17 +0000

Thanks for the notice and comments.
While the article does state we print “traditional books – not e-books”, it doesn’t necessarily state we’re not considering it. We just don’t envision ever not having books that are made of paper and ink, etc. But we are not against e-books by any means.
And while the article added we’d love to see kudos from the NYTBR and big displays in Borders – who wouldn’t? We aren’t relying on those at all, but would absolutely take them – it’s our desire to find as many readers and homes for what we believe are truly fantastic authors as possible.
We do beleive that our best bets storewise include the independent booksellers and have made really nice inroads with a a great many of these stores nationwide, but have also received orders from both Borders and B&N. Plus, both of us being over 40, and from the SE Michigan area, we remember when Borders was just a single store on State Street, one of the best independent stores in the country.
While we’re also very involved with the online literary community, especially considering my roots into literary involvement, I think some of the other information – such as NYTBR and Borders, etc., worked out better for the theme of the article of going backwards – blogging to publisher.
Many thanks for the well wishes.