Tag Archives: ebooks

A Culling

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Gene Stewart

Today’s thoughts culled from letters of comment, my fanzine column, my journal, and Facebook. /// I disagree with the assertion that electronic self-publishing is saturating the marketplace; no. It’s saturating the ebook zone, yes. Which is a hefty chunk of … Continue reading →

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Ebook Bashing, Bashed

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Gatekeepers mean nothing but control of extruded fiction product. Are you shocked that most self-published stuff is crap? Why do you ignore the fact that most publisher crap is crap, too. Sturgeon’s Law, which merely rephrases the Bell Curve. Publishers … Continue reading →

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Owning’s Onus: Intellectual Property Rights and Leftovers*

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Gene Stewart

For ages, the notion of copyright and intellectual property simply didn’t exist. Shakespeare openly used plots from Italian and other plays to hang his poetic dialogue upon. George Freiderich Handel, the composer of “The Hallelujiah Chorus”, “Water Music” and “Music … Continue reading →

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Aprés Livre, Le Deluge

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Gene Stewart

Prestige markets for fiction can get away with having a computer program for an editor that filters for recognized names only. They’ll even win awards and accolades for doing this. Lesser paying, lower profile fiction markets are forced to be … Continue reading →

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