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Getting the word out
Books, posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 8, 2010 at 1:12 pm

What writer hasn't dreamt of holding that bound volume in hand, relishing the fresh-ink aroma, standing with pride at the podium of a local bookstore reading his or her own words to a loving audience?

Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 6, 2010, 12:00 AM

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Posted by Robert T. Brewer, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Aug 8, 2010 at 1:12 pm

Great story on the burgeoning self publishing phenomena. Like the way

It reached out to agents and authors for commentary. The big takeaway

(Getting marketing savvy in my dotage) is that everyone has a story to tell

And now its not up to Random House whether we tell it.

Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Aug 8, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online

Now that you can take $5000 worth of computer and software and produce Gone With The Wind solo, new avenues of distribution are needed. No longer will artists be dependent on Capital Records or MGM to get before the public. The Samizdats changed Russia.

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