My Metaphysical Tautology

In this episode, we discuss the publishing world and what is and isn’t wrong with it. Do we read or not read? What is a book? What isn’t a book? How many times can we repeat what we’ve repeated again. 

 

The piece that started it all: No One Buys Books

https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books?r=1fslzq&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

 

The spot on reply: No, Most Books Don’t Sell Only a Dozen Copies

https://countercraft.substack.com/p/no-most-books-dont-sell-only-a-dozen

 

A reference piece: Please Stop Bashing Book Publishing by Kathleen Schmidt

https://kathleenschmidt.substack.com/p/please-stop-bashing-book-publishing?r=1fslzq&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

 

A reference piece: Does publishing online ruin your chances of finding a traditional publisher? 

https://simonkjones.substack.com/p/does-publishing-online-ruin-your?r=1fslzq&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

 

A reference piece: This Conversation Made Me a Sharper Editor - The Ezra Klein Show

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-conversation-made-me-a-sharper-editor/id1548604447?i=1000653308543

 

And a snark-tastic reply we didn’t see before we recorded: The REAL Truth About Publishing by Gabino Iglesias

https://gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/the-real-truth-about-publishing

 

You can read more from Jenn Zuko at https://jennzuko.wordpress.com and on her Substack

 

You can follow Jason Quinn Malott at https://www.jquinnmalott.com

 

This show’s audio is cleaned up and trimmed by Heather Eden.