tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post115497384736404951..comments2024-03-15T15:35:07.470-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Author Q & A #2: John J. Fox III (Part 2)DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-1156435139719421232006-08-24T08:58:00.000-07:002006-08-24T08:58:00.000-07:00This has been my experience too. In fact several y...This has been my experience too. In fact several years my book came out I heard of a book on a sister regiment in the same brigade. Thinking it might offer me some good info I ordered the $35 paperback off the website. When it came it was such poor quality I could only laugh. You know what they say about a sucker born every minute. It looked like they had gone to a Xerox machine, cut the pages Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-1156211773207481972006-08-21T18:56:00.000-07:002006-08-21T18:56:00.000-07:00I've come across a few decent hardbacks but the gr...I've come across a few decent hardbacks but the great majority have the killer combo of high price/poor quality. Print quality is very mediocre all around, and the reproduction of photos and drawings are problematic to put it kindly. The paperbacks have been just awful. I have maybe 3 or 4 pb CW books from various POD outfits and they all have very lightweight wrappers, cheap paper, and DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-1156206679604151822006-08-21T17:31:00.000-07:002006-08-21T17:31:00.000-07:00What are your thoughts on the look and feel of POD...What are your thoughts on the look and feel of POD books?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-1156048125574642292006-08-19T21:28:00.000-07:002006-08-19T21:28:00.000-07:00Amazon carries many POD books (I've purchased a fe...Amazon carries many POD books (I've purchased a few CW ones myself). Lots from Authorhouse.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-1156039315253350022006-08-19T19:01:00.000-07:002006-08-19T19:01:00.000-07:00The other thing about POD is that bookstores will ...The other thing about POD is that bookstores will not carry the book. So your sales are directed toward nontraditional markets. POD books tend to look cheap too. I have zero personal experience with POD but I have heard and read some bad stories about the process. I do not know if Amazon will carry POD. Perhaps some of your readers know the answer to this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-1156017166315009182006-08-19T12:52:00.000-07:002006-08-19T12:52:00.000-07:00I was interested in the opinions of authors who el...I was interested in the opinions of authors who elected to go with POD, so I looked through the messageboard of one of the larger POD companies. A broad range of experiences were present, from complete nightmare (i.e. binding falling apart;your cover, someone else's text inside, etc....LOL) to guarded satisfaction. One thing I was struck by is the cost. It remains almost prohibitively high, DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-1156007557722029892006-08-19T10:12:00.000-07:002006-08-19T10:12:00.000-07:00Drew, you made a comment in my interview (Part II)...Drew, you made a comment in my interview (Part II) about the industry economics and declining interest in the CW period pushing future authors toward self-publishing. Industry economics is definitely a problem for an unknown author. An unknown author has a problem getting his/her manuscript read by the larger publishing houses and if you lack a PHD history degree then this too is a black-eye. If Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com