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Tiffany Chu's avatar

This is such an important conversation. Like many others, I read the incendiary article and some of the reactionary ones as well. While I've chosen the indie route for my personal reasons, I have a dear friend who recently signed a book deal with a traditional publisher for her own reasons. Both our choices are 100% valid. I appreciate that authors now have multiple options. I love the conclusion of this article, that writing is worth it regardless. Thank you, Russell and Leslye.

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J.W. Ellenhall (novelist)'s avatar

Thank you for this post. I know too many people making money from selling their books to ever believe that no one buys books or reads anymore.

Before half of the things on Netflix existed, they were BOOKS FIRST. People love books & always will. AND there is a rising trend of younger generation readers falling more in love with libraries and hardcover physical books again. Not to mention the killing that Brandon Sanderson is making on Kickstarter — he’s hit $41 million this year! Changes in traditional publishing do not equate “book industry is dying.” Those are two different things.

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