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MerryB:
Um, guilty.

I've bought books from Cobblestone Press, and on more than one occasion.  Can't say I'm a good critiquer for whether or not a book is well-written, but IMO some ebooks are good, some are bad, some ebook publishers do a good job editing, and some (defunct) ebook publishers don't.  Yes, this applies to stories I have read from Cobblestone Press.  Yes, I watch for some of their authors' next books.  Yes, I buy ebooks from more than one e-publisher.

If an author catches my attention, I will buy their tale, fiction or non-fiction, whether it be e-published or paper-published.  I will especially buy their ebook if it be late at night and no bookstore be open.  I will often buy an ebook in addition to, sometimes in place of, a paper edition.  Since our house is small, paper editions often go to the local Goodwill equivalent (whine), and the ebook edition remains with me.

Don't know what the pay structures and rates are for ebook publishing versus paper publishing, but might some of the anti-ebook sniffing be simply established prejudice?  Please educate me.

Sincerely,
A Recovering Packrat, and a Happy Bookaholic

sights unseen:
I have to agree with MerryB. And Mickey Finn.  ;D

One the one hand, I think there's a bit of snobbery by writers concerning eBooks. But on the other, I wonder how dedicated the esite actually is when it comes to good writing and editing. Do they actually reject any manuscript or take anything? From the response I got from them, that particular person didn't sound too chatty about wanting to reveal any information on the company.

Need to get in touch with that gal.  ::)

Oh, and I'll probably be an older lady when or if I'm ever published. Or maybe by that time, eBooks will have become legitimate.  ;D

Well, on her blog, she says she and her editor there go through a standard three rounds of edits. just some nosey fyi.  ;D

Yeratel:
I believe most e-book publishers do not do any editing or proofing at all, unless they offer it as an extra cost service. They mostly don't care what your subject is, since they have no investment in promoting it or selling it themselves.

Mickey Finn:
Bingo on the last two posts. That's why it's frowned upon.

Also, honestly, it's a tad annoying when people who have gone through all the hard work of legit press (and right now, epublishing is NOT legit press. Hopefully, that will one day change) get put on a panel at a con with someone who is a vanity press (or equivalent) going on and on about being a writer. *

The exception to this rule is when said vanity press author acknowledges that they are a vanity writer and respects the hell the other authors went through in legit press. I have seen that happen, and they got a ton of respect for doing so.

*This is not from personal experience...well, I've been in the audience a few times.

Yeratel:
I'm reminded of a short story where a writer did manage to get big bucks out of a vanity press book. They wrote the most libelous, scandalous, slanderous biography imaginable about someone and sent it in to be published under a pseudonym, then when it was published and distributed, the vanity publisher had to settle massive damages.

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