http://www.bradsreader.com/2009/02/self-publisher-lulu-ceo-robert-young-insults-own-customers/ All Things Literature & Writing Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:37:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.bradsreader.com/2009/02/self-publisher-lulu-ceo-robert-young-insults-own-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Rodney Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:14:12 +0000 http://bradsreader.com.s47315.gridserver.com/2009/02/self-publisher-lulu-ceo-robert-young-insults-own-customers/#comment-687 Isn't this also true of "Mainstream Publishing". When I was younger I used to think the publishing industry was about quality control - and then books like Twilight & Eragon get published I realized, no its not about the quality its about what can be nicely packaged and sold to get the publisher fast bucks. Twilight maybe a phenononen that doesn't however mean its good. Isn’t this also true of “Mainstream Publishing”. When I was younger I used to think the publishing industry was about quality control – and then books like Twilight & Eragon get published I realized, no its not about the quality its about what can be nicely packaged and sold to get the publisher fast bucks. Twilight maybe a phenononen that doesn’t however mean its good.

]]> http://www.bradsreader.com/2009/02/self-publisher-lulu-ceo-robert-young-insults-own-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-275 anominous Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:24:43 +0000 http://bradsreader.com.s47315.gridserver.com/2009/02/self-publisher-lulu-ceo-robert-young-insults-own-customers/#comment-275 Talk about putting your foot in your mouth... But he is right, in a sense, as there is no filter for quality in self-publishing. When it comes to print publishing the market is a filter in a certain sense, as are the critics; bad as they may be, they do set standards. Many new authors never know criticism, even on writing forums people are afraid to be truly critical. If your editor is your mother then your poems are bound to be the best thing since the wheel... Talk about putting your foot in your mouth…
But he is right, in a sense, as there is no filter for quality in self-publishing. When it comes to print publishing the market is a filter in a certain sense, as are the critics; bad as they may be, they do set standards.
Many new authors never know criticism, even on writing forums people are afraid to be truly critical. If your editor is your mother then your poems are bound to be the best thing since the wheel…

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