Self-Publishing: Interview with Alan Rapp on HHS!
Woo! The interview on publishing and self-publishing that I did with Alan Rapp, editor of wondrous books such as The BLDGBLOG Book, among many others, has finally hit the internet. Publishing is something I think about a lot, and Alan’s answers make it clear that he does too.
Here’s one response that still has me thinking, a week after hearing back:
For all the possible flaws in the trade publishing model, one thing I always liked about it is the collaborative process. It defies the auteur model; the author is almost never the sole creator. I suppose that this could sound like the ex-editor making a case for the value of his role in an industry that is really undergoing massive and fundamental changes, but I stand by the principle: all content benefits from editing. The author, whether a verbal or visual one, is almost always too involved with the material to see how it can be best adapted to another form. And the design and production processes are also critical to making the best book possible; one thing [that] I think is in danger of getting lost in self-publishing is the production potential. The physical aspects of books make important, and often subliminal, effects on the reader, but we are getting a much more homogenized offering through the current self-publishing models.
The entire interview is online at the Hey, Hot Shot! blog.
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