Comments on: Letter to Writers http://blog.sarahsheard.com The Writer, Sarah Sheard's Blog Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:36:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Shane Joseph http://blog.sarahsheard.com/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Shane Joseph Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:06:56 +0000 http://blog.sarahsheard.com/?page_id=38#comment-364 Sarah - it was pleasure speaking alongside you on the panel covering this very subject in Cobourg yesterday. I support "transparency" in the new economic model for e-book publising. Let the publisher bring to the table what he/she will do for the writer in terms of support services i.e. editing, marketing, placement etc. and let the split of revenues fall accordingly, each being fairly compensated for their effort. I think e-books finally gives us the opportunity to pull the blanket off the hitherto shrouded world of publishing and work as true partners with publishers. Keep up the crusade. Sarah – it was pleasure speaking alongside you on the panel covering this very subject in Cobourg yesterday. I support “transparency” in the new economic model for e-book publising. Let the publisher bring to the table what he/she will do for the writer in terms of support services i.e. editing, marketing, placement etc. and let the split of revenues fall accordingly, each being fairly compensated for their effort. I think e-books finally gives us the opportunity to pull the blanket off the hitherto shrouded world of publishing and work as true partners with publishers.
Keep up the crusade.

]]> By: Roy Jensen http://blog.sarahsheard.com/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Roy Jensen Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:14:52 +0000 http://blog.sarahsheard.com/?page_id=38#comment-83 I am a fledgling author, nearing the completion of a general chemistry text. Since before I began this project, I made a commitment to *not* sign away copyright on my text. The more I looked into it, the more I realized that traditional publishers are dinosaurs in a digital age. Current technology allows anyone to prepare press quality work. The internet allows writers to find editors, graphic artists, and printers, and to find support from like-minded writers -- thanks Sarah! The traditional publishing business model is antiquated -- publishers must change or die. And there is no way in HELL Google should be able to rewrite and/or shred copyright laws for their corporate wallet. Again, thanks Sarah for leading this! I am a fledgling author, nearing the completion of a general chemistry text. Since before I began this project, I made a commitment to *not* sign away copyright on my text. The more I looked into it, the more I realized that traditional publishers are dinosaurs in a digital age. Current technology allows anyone to prepare press quality work. The internet allows writers to find editors, graphic artists, and printers, and to find support from like-minded writers — thanks Sarah!

The traditional publishing business model is antiquated — publishers must change or die. And there is no way in HELL Google should be able to rewrite and/or shred copyright laws for their corporate wallet.

Again, thanks Sarah for leading this!

]]> By: Jennie http://blog.sarahsheard.com/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Jennie Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:25:55 +0000 http://blog.sarahsheard.com/?page_id=38#comment-26 Somehow I came across your site through Access Copyright and Google's 'Agreement'. I am a poet and a publisher and my first book has a US publisher. Many authors of orphaned works worldwide are aghast at what is happening to their existing copyright as it has nearly disappeared overnight. Forget about 'Buy American'. I suggest we authors throughout the world stop in purchasing American novels and poetry collections altogether. Tell that to your sisters. And your parents, even your grandparents. Somehow I came across your site through Access Copyright and Google’s ‘Agreement’.

I am a poet and a publisher and my first book has a US publisher. Many authors of orphaned works worldwide are aghast at what is happening to their existing copyright as it has nearly disappeared overnight.

Forget about ‘Buy American’. I suggest we authors throughout the world stop in purchasing American novels and poetry collections altogether.

Tell that to your sisters. And your parents, even your grandparents.

]]> By: Sarah Sheard http://blog.sarahsheard.com/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Sarah Sheard Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:26:26 +0000 http://blog.sarahsheard.com/?page_id=38#comment-18 Hey! Thanks, Sarah, for writing me. I love that you're passing it on to your daughter. All best, Sarah Hey! Thanks, Sarah, for writing me. I love that you’re passing it on to your daughter.
All best,
Sarah

]]> By: The Other Sarah Sheard http://blog.sarahsheard.com/comment-page-1/#comment-17 The Other Sarah Sheard Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:05:50 +0000 http://blog.sarahsheard.com/?page_id=38#comment-17 Good for you, this is totally sensible. Absolutely no reason for charging that much except they think they can get away with it. I'm sending this on to my daughter the writer. The Engineer Sarah Sheard Good for you, this is totally sensible. Absolutely no reason for charging that much except they think they can get away with it. I’m sending this on to my daughter the writer.

The Engineer Sarah Sheard

]]> By: Nora Gold http://blog.sarahsheard.com/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Nora Gold Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:27:18 +0000 http://blog.sarahsheard.com/?page_id=38#comment-10 Sarah, Thank-you so much for taking a leadership role on this crucial issue. It is incredibly important. And thanks also for recommending Jason Epstein's Book Business: Publishing Past, Present and Future. I just finished it, and I can't believe how empowering it is to learn how this system works, what its historical antecedents are, and what some of the implications of the new technologies are. Even more than before I read this book, I realize how right you are in saying that either we as Canadian writers get onto this now or we are screwed. Nora Gold Sarah,

Thank-you so much for taking a leadership role on this crucial issue. It is incredibly important.

And thanks also for recommending Jason Epstein’s Book Business: Publishing Past, Present and Future. I just finished it, and I can’t believe how empowering it is to learn how this system works, what its historical antecedents are, and what some of the implications of the new technologies are. Even more than before I read this book, I realize how right you are in saying that either we as Canadian writers get onto this now or we are screwed.

Nora Gold

]]> By: Margaret Dragu http://blog.sarahsheard.com/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Margaret Dragu Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:06:29 +0000 http://blog.sarahsheard.com/?page_id=38#comment-7 Dear Sarah, Congratz! This is groundbreaking stuff! I am totally impressed. You are the Anais Nin of the digital/post-modern world -- writer, psychotherapist, publisher. xoxoxo Margaret Dragu aka Lady Justice and soon .... Verb Woman ..... xoxoxo Dear Sarah,

Congratz! This is groundbreaking stuff!
I am totally impressed.
You are the Anais Nin of the digital/post-modern world — writer, psychotherapist, publisher.
xoxoxo
Margaret Dragu aka Lady Justice
and soon …. Verb Woman ….. xoxoxo

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