Comments on: Self-Publishing, E-books, and Legitimacy: Part 4 http://mispeled.net/2009/09/17/self-publishing-e-books-and-legitimacy-part-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=self-publishing-e-books-and-legitimacy-part-4 Writing, Games, and Technology Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:43:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mispeled» Blog Archive » Self-Publishing, E-books, and Legitimacy: Fin http://mispeled.net/2009/09/17/self-publishing-e-books-and-legitimacy-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-82 mispeled» Blog Archive » Self-Publishing, E-books, and Legitimacy: Fin Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:59:48 +0000 http://mispeled.net/?p=248#comment-82 [...] Self-Publishing, E-books, and Legitimacy: Part 4 “The Death of Patsy McCoy” Review…Arrr [...] [...] Self-Publishing, E-books, and Legitimacy: Part 4 “The Death of Patsy McCoy” Review…Arrr [...]

]]> By: mispeled http://mispeled.net/2009/09/17/self-publishing-e-books-and-legitimacy-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-68 mispeled Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:05:42 +0000 http://mispeled.net/?p=248#comment-68 I agree with you, but I wanted to try and include the traditional side, too, even though I don't agree with him. I agree with you, but I wanted to try and include the traditional side, too, even though I don’t agree with him.

]]> By: Levi Montgomery http://mispeled.net/2009/09/17/self-publishing-e-books-and-legitimacy-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Levi Montgomery Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:50:52 +0000 http://mispeled.net/?p=248#comment-67 Which only brings up the traditional straw man of "You only self-published because you want to catch the eye of the corporate press, and self-publishing is not a good way to do that." Some comparable statements: "You only bought that sailboat because you want to be on a cruise liner, and owning a sailboat is not a good way to do that." "You only opened that store because you want to work for Walmart, and owning a store is not a good way to do that." "You only blog because you want to be hired by the Associated Press, and writing a blog is not a good way to do that." Which only brings up the traditional straw man of “You only self-published because you want to catch the eye of the corporate press, and self-publishing is not a good way to do that.”

Some comparable statements:

“You only bought that sailboat because you want to be on a cruise liner, and owning a sailboat is not a good way to do that.”

“You only opened that store because you want to work for Walmart, and owning a store is not a good way to do that.”

“You only blog because you want to be hired by the Associated Press, and writing a blog is not a good way to do that.”

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