http://paidcontent.org/2011/09/07/419-why-the-rise-of-agent-publishers-is-bad-for-the-book-business/ The economics of digital content Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://paidcontent.org/2011/09/07/419-why-the-rise-of-agent-publishers-is-bad-for-the-book-business/#comment-85130 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:50:01 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/09/07/419-why-the-rise-of-agent-publishers-is-bad-for-the-book-business/#comment-85130 TKA is not acting as a Publisher. Your article is incorrect. They will help in the operational process of any client wishing to self-publish. There is a huge difference. Please get your facts right. There is too much inaccurate information floating around re: this topic as it is. The publishing model is changing – who knows where it will end. It’s hard to make informed decisions when what is being written about is factually wrong.

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2011/09/07/419-why-the-rise-of-agent-publishers-is-bad-for-the-book-business/#comment-85129 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:35:41 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/09/07/419-why-the-rise-of-agent-publishers-is-bad-for-the-book-business/#comment-85129 I actually don’t think this is a bad model — plenty of authors sell direct to publishers and then work without an agent. That’s all that’s being created is a new publishing avenue which works directly with authors. It all boils down to how ethical and honest any individual is within any organization — agency or publishing house.

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2011/09/07/419-why-the-rise-of-agent-publishers-is-bad-for-the-book-business/#comment-85128 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:02:34 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/09/07/419-why-the-rise-of-agent-publishers-is-bad-for-the-book-business/#comment-85128 My agent owns a publishing company. She has not once, EVER suggested that I publish with her. I think it’s a great option for authors who have a book that isn’t selling to the major publishers. Or for a project that they want total control over, and don’t want it in the hands of a larger publisher. 
I think it comes down to a trust issue between an author and his/her agent. Certainly if my agent only did a half-hearted sell of my book before suggesting their own company, I’d be skeptical, and SHOULD be. I think this has a LOT more to do with HOW the agent handles their own publishing company, and for me, it’s a nice option to have. I requested my agent to publish a book of mine, and she listed her sub-list for the book and told me to think long and hard about that before jumping in.
Popular authors self-pubbing books is becoming more and more popular, and this seems to be a nice mid-way point between self-publishing and a large publishing house. Are there potential problems? Yep. But there are no matter what venue an author takes.

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