tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.comments2021-08-24T18:32:35.223+05:30Far From The Madding CrowdLeonard Fernandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272159354207017957noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-37836434148658234152011-08-22T22:03:37.522+05:302011-08-22T22:03:37.522+05:30All excellent moves. And what's needed is abs...All excellent moves. And what's needed is absolute attention to print book editions for every e-book. Let us not forget the lesson of Alexandria where we made the mistake of gathering all books in one vulnerable place. E-books are a delight in many ways and very useful, but we need to make sure, in the same way folks are guarding heritage seeds, that we preserve the physical form of each book, and ensure that copies are distributed around the world - it's too precious a gift to risk because of convenience. Books are heritage seeds.William Goughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713673758211383792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-72748032056162574652011-06-30T11:03:43.663+05:302011-06-30T11:03:43.663+05:30Hi, I visit your blogs and read your content. Your...Hi, I visit your blogs and read your content. Your content and blog both are very nice.<br /><a href="http://www.shepson.com.au/GreenPrinting.aspx" rel="nofollow">Sustainable Green Printing Online</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-84489332689629848492011-01-31T20:31:36.824+05:302011-01-31T20:31:36.824+05:30A very nicely and soulfully written blog from the ...A very nicely and soulfully written blog from the author. Surely, the book should be as thoughtfully or if not, more heart fully rendered,I guess. Wish the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-7999426335034428662010-08-16T23:43:51.026+05:302010-08-16T23:43:51.026+05:30Very informative!
I think the main reason for &#...Very informative! <br /><br />I think the main reason for 'POD'/self-published authors to fail in marketing is the sheer time and money the whole exercise consumes. <br /><br />Social networking websites - again - enticing readers to visit your website is a huge challenge. Putting up ads/banners in other popular sites (even in facebook); well there's the pay-per-click/pay-per-impression model. I've been trying to see if there is any data...on how many people actually click on ads. <br /><br />Reviews - What you say is absolutely true! Also, I believe there is a slight prejudice against self-published books - (self publishing is considered as the last option for a 'good' author isn't it?)so its all the more difficult to convince someone to review your books. <br /><br />All the best for your book...and congrats :)Sumana Khanhttp://kaapizone.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-61560556886845904792010-07-15T14:37:52.889+05:302010-07-15T14:37:52.889+05:30@Karthik - yes...it is rather sad, and yes, your l...@Karthik - yes...it is rather sad, and yes, your last paragraph is true.<br /><br />Have you read any of Shashi Warrier's novels? I have heard good stuff about his writing. But if he is really good, then it is unfortunate that he does not get enough publicity.<br /><br />I believe there are only two options if one writes crime fiction as an Indian author - self publish and hope for the best, or find a videshi agent, and publish abroad.Moonbeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15312379515201393375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-30685999291002087112010-07-15T01:16:07.103+05:302010-07-15T01:16:07.103+05:30Excellent article. I agree totally.
Most of the n...Excellent article. I agree totally. <br />Most of the novels that are coming out these days are thrash. I committed many sins by reading a few. Above Average, Trust me, If God was a banker, to name a few. Absolute crap. And Mr. Bhagat comes at the top. Never knew about a genre called Thrash genre until I read these. <br /><br />About the third point; though there are no glamorous law enforcement agencies, there will always be something interesting in whatever we have. Recently one of my friends, whose father and most of his cousins are in Indian Army, was telling some interesting and shocking tales, tales that happen behind the headlines of newspapers, tales for which there are no official records, tales that are hidden from the ordinary citizens. So it's all about how good the writer is at digging. Just need patience and resources to do the research. Unfortunately we are not lucky enough to have authors like Frederick Forsyth. That's what he does, right? His novels are all about what might have happened behind those headlines. An ordinary citizen might not be knowing how SAS or MI5 or MI6 works, but he digs those facts up and presents them in his novels. And boy, how does he do it!<br /><br />Here, the only research our so-called authors do is on how to screw somebody in the backseat of a car, how to screw your Dean's daughter in his own house, how to screw your best friend's sister on the terrace when her family is celebrating Diwali downstairs. Long live Chetan Bhagat and the likes! And long live who publish them and encourage them!Karthikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711684817675364335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-53059948436411964812010-07-15T00:08:38.672+05:302010-07-15T00:08:38.672+05:30Well written Sumana, you've added that pinch o...Well written Sumana, you've added that pinch of salt, as always the right amount to make a simple but serious topic so hilarious. I completely agree with you that the coming gen will certainly miss out that fun of reading from the NON i or e-PRINTS. Can't just forget how I used to hide the novels inside my school books and appear as though I was being very studious :)<br />I especially like your comment on the school bags!Sandhyahttp://sandycoast.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-76268552290979961782010-07-14T00:28:49.846+05:302010-07-14T00:28:49.846+05:30Dear Friends,
I shall always cherish my associatio...Dear Friends,<br />I shall always cherish my association with Cinnamon Teal - the publishers of my first book.<br />Regards<br />Vikram KarveVikram Waman Karvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290102473130246523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-89200765243248874962010-07-09T15:09:55.560+05:302010-07-09T15:09:55.560+05:30Feluda is evergreen! So is Sharadindu Bhandopadyay...Feluda is evergreen! So is Sharadindu Bhandopadyay's Byomkesh Bakshi :) <br /><br />Check out this blog by Ashok Banker - he is quite acidic on the 'crime genre' :)<br />http://ashokbanker.com/2010/05/16/indian-crime-writing-doesnt-exist-as-a-genre-only-as-a-poor-pastiche-parody-of-western-tropes-and-devices/Moonbeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15312379515201393375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-50620851398583582292010-07-09T10:35:25.264+05:302010-07-09T10:35:25.264+05:30Very interesting! the first part read like an extr...Very interesting! the first part read like an extract out of my own childhood! progressing from one mystery novel to another..... but still coming back to the same books again and again.... and the lack of indian mysteries is indeed surprising... but interestingly, i came across Satyajit Ray's Feluda books and found that I really enjoyed them! and the best part is that they are written specially for children, so they can easily replace even Enid Blyton for Indian kids....Anuradha Shankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460310200883662583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-5610731578223762232010-06-26T18:33:36.583+05:302010-06-26T18:33:36.583+05:30Paras, we definitely wouldn't charge. However,...Paras, we definitely wouldn't charge. However, we will need to see the book you are publishing under our ISBN to ensure that our concerns regarding content and propriety are met.Leonard Fernandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272159354207017957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-24966886200861318882010-06-26T03:56:05.219+05:302010-06-26T03:56:05.219+05:30So if one were to publish a book on cinnamonteal a...So if one were to publish a book on cinnamonteal and use your ISBNs, there would be no charge for that?Parashttp://justpazz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-2811096659459181582010-05-18T15:27:43.803+05:302010-05-18T15:27:43.803+05:30The ISBN can do nothing - absolutely nothing - to ...The ISBN can do nothing - absolutely nothing - to protect the contents of your book from being plagiarized. That (plagiarism) can be prevented by registering for a copyright on your book. The ISBN is merely an identification device for your book so that the book is easily identified by booksellers and librarians around the world.Leonard Fernandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272159354207017957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-58341547611419902152010-05-16T18:03:04.814+05:302010-05-16T18:03:04.814+05:30If I don't have an ISBN number for my own pub...If I don't have an ISBN number for my own published book then would any other publisher or any other author print my book without my permission? I mean if I don't have an ISBN for my own published book then would any other publisher theft my all content without my permission? Please help me.Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550331629963095384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-55378412732693573952010-04-21T09:35:31.927+05:302010-04-21T09:35:31.927+05:30The new Logo is most refreshing and lively. Its ni...The new Logo is most refreshing and lively. Its nice you have decided to add flying colours of inspiration to our work. I would suggest you put a small logo on the bootom-spine of books which you publish. This is what I find missing in my books, when kept standing on the book-shelf alongside other books. Conventional publishers seem to follow it stringently.<br /><br />REGARDS<br /><br />AITHALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-11322514393443980772010-04-08T09:16:55.106+05:302010-04-08T09:16:55.106+05:30great!congratulations sir!!-yogeshgreat!congratulations sir!!-yogeshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-78141174867922940272010-04-05T11:24:08.285+05:302010-04-05T11:24:08.285+05:30Great going! Congrats to everyone who worked hard ...Great going! Congrats to everyone who worked hard for the idea to take shape.Anjalinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-48703039137623662662010-04-04T11:45:34.002+05:302010-04-04T11:45:34.002+05:30Hello dear dr shiva and dr solunke it is grate pla...Hello dear dr shiva and dr solunke it is grate plasuer to me to see ur books on this blog i hope these books will be the very useful to students and researchers my good wishesh to u to write such types of books on fish microbiology tools and techniques. keep it up and again best wishes for ur further writings ..... ahirrao s dAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019839503806225006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-3043790619827276802010-04-03T17:43:19.711+05:302010-04-03T17:43:19.711+05:30Hello Vikram,
We'll be doing it soon, Vikram....Hello Vikram,<br /><br />We'll be doing it soon, Vikram. We hope to cover all our authors gradually and you will hear from us regarding it.<br /><br />- LeonardLeonard Fernandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272159354207017957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-54309184787829007822010-04-03T11:12:13.099+05:302010-04-03T11:12:13.099+05:30A very nice feature - introducing authors.
Hey, wh...A very nice feature - introducing authors.<br />Hey, when are you introducing me in Meet Our Authors - remember me - Vikram Karve author of APPETITE FOR A STROLL published by Cinnamon Teal in June 2008.Vikram Karvehttp://books.sulekha.com/book/appetite-for-a-stroll/default.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-54447752444757643462010-04-02T13:03:50.754+05:302010-04-02T13:03:50.754+05:30Very true Leonard, the package concept kills the s...Very true Leonard, the package concept kills the spirit of Self-Publication. It does not allow a "enthusiast" to grow. What I experienced as an author associated with you devoid of package is that you become more acquainted with the process. Moreover your timely "hints" during manuscript finalisation, which are of course free of cost encourages for more ventures.<br />REGARDSDr. Aithalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306349590582214710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-26363785608316364522010-03-30T23:34:46.999+05:302010-03-30T23:34:46.999+05:30That is true, Vikram.
We are indeed working on pr...That is true, Vikram.<br /><br />We are indeed working on providing a marketing service for our authors. We are also trying to engage our authors in the marketing efforts and making them realize that only an author can best market his/her book.<br /><br />LeonardLeonard Fernandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272159354207017957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-19887866826647739482010-03-30T23:31:23.940+05:302010-03-30T23:31:23.940+05:30All the Best, Cinnamon Teal.
One thing though - yo...All the Best, Cinnamon Teal.<br />One thing though - you must help the authors market their books, especially in bookstores.Vikram Karvehttp://vikramkarve.sulekha.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-77521047760791580672010-03-29T08:14:30.471+05:302010-03-29T08:14:30.471+05:30Nicely put, Vandana.
If it's good for them, c...Nicely put, Vandana.<br /><br />If it's good for them, customers will choose the extra 500 calories. There is hardly a need to force it down their throats...:-)<br /><br />Leonard Fernandes<br />CinnamonTeal Print and PublishingLeonard Fernandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272159354207017957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969771.post-32713629688438849292010-03-29T06:32:21.569+05:302010-03-29T06:32:21.569+05:30I think its a good policy to have. You are right, ...I think its a good policy to have. You are right, in a package deal you often get the impression that you are getting a lot of value for your money, but in reality we hardly ever use all that came with the package. Some of those in the package may infact not even be good for you .. like the 500 calories you could avoid by choosing only the sandwich and water ... but end up eating those fries anyway because you paid for the combo!! <br />A la carte is the way to go for an honest deal!!Vandana Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453918938022902142noreply@blogger.com