Smashwords
The official blog for Smashwords, a distributor of indie ebooks
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Posted by Mark Coker at 12:30 PM
http://blog.smashwords.com/2014/04/indie-author-manifesto.html
'Over the last six years since founding Smashwords, I've witnessed a dramatic change in attitudes regarding self publishing. I'm pleased that much of this transformation has been led by the professional example of Smashwords authors.' says Mark Coker in his Smashwords blog.
It is refreshing to read an article that has a positive view of the Indie author instead of the attention being focussed on the challenges that the Indies' pose to the mainstream market.
He also says that:
'Critics say self publishing is causing a tsunami of drek that will destroy book culture and render the best books undiscoverable. Not true. Yes, self publishing will enable more horrible books to be published than ever before, but it will also enable more better books to be published, discoverable and enjoyable than ever before. There's a yin and yang to this'
With this in mind he has produced an IndieAuthor Manifesto:
'I attempt to answer a simple question: What does it mean to be an indie author? I've distilled the movement down to ten principles that I think capture the mindset of indie author'
For full article which is definately worth a read, please click on link above.
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