by krj | Jun 3, 2011 | Self-publishing
If you follow the podcasting world then you’ve likely heard the term “New Media” once or twice by now. New Media is a term that describes, essentially, internet video and audio. Television and radio are Old Media now, titans of a day gone by. That’s not to say that, like the Titans of old, they’ll be cut down by their children and be replaced and essentially forgotten (besides, that doesn’t work in this case because Old and New Media aren’t related in such a way). Much like Old Media, for now, is here to stay, New Media isn’t going away any time soon. So what do Old and New Media have to do with publishing? It’s the exact same thing that’s happening now with legacy publishing and self-publishing that you’re seeing on the Kindle, nook, iOS devices, and a variety of other, smaller, dedicated ereaders and similar devices. It used to be that self-publishing was something that was almost entirely reserved for those who fell into a few categories: Those who didn’t have the chops to make it in the traditional print publishing world; or Those who were met with endless rejections and wouldn’t take no for an answer; or Those who wanted to see their name on a book (often times quality be damned), or some combination thereof. There are other reasons, of course, that may not fall into that very narrow list, but the majority used to fall nicely into one of those categories. For those who opted for the self-publishing route (vanity press aside), it was almost a guaranteed loss. There are very few people who have...
