Poll

You've made it hard to choose just one this time!

Nice job of choosing the options... hard to decide this time.

So I picked one, but there are three on the list I'd happily discuss. Two are one my to-read list and the third I read recently and enjoyed.

This is definitely a "no matter what I"m going to be happy" month.

But I already own Station 11 and Dream of Water, so I'd be most happy if we went with one of those. Especially since EVERYONE IN THE UNIVERSE seems to be hyping Station 11

'The first fifteen lives of Harry August' is a type of story I find endlessly fascinating, and which I want to read, but for this pick I'm voting for Memory of Water!

Station 11 is the novel GRRM was supporting for a Hugo nomination - I'd love to read that one.

I don't know anything about any of these yet, but I'm stoked to see everyone elseso excited about all of them. I'm going to check each of them out and try to pick, but it sounds like no matter what-July will be a good one.

Rob Secundus wrote: "Especially since EVERYONE IN THE UNIVERSE seems to be hyping Station 11"

Yeah, my system favors not buying books when they are new so that the Kindle price will drop. So I like it when the S&L pick gives me an excuse to buy something trendy.

I can't vote for any of these, they all sound like things I am sooooo not interested in. But I'll probably read along, just to push myself, whatever is selected.

Interesting list. I think I saw Forgotten Suns on Scalzi's Big Idea. Thank god it's not Kevin J. Anderson.

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2015/05/07...

Forgotten Suns is the one on the list that seems the least interesting. I read the description and my eyes just glazed off..

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I think Forgotten Suns may be on here because the publisher is so interesting. After a bit of research it looks like a really interesting method, somewhere between self-publishing and traditional publishing.

Rob Secundus wrote: "I think Forgotten Suns may be on here because the publisher is so interesting. "

I tried getting more info and got a little lost. Can you elaborate? With links, please?

No prob. The stuff below I just got off their website. ( http://bookviewcafe.com/ )

About us: "Book View Café is a cooperative publisher. Our members are authors across all genres, from science fiction to romance to historical to mainstream. We function as editors, copyeditors, ebook formatters, cover artists, website maintainers and more. We offer both reprints and new titles in ebook form, and many of our titles are also available in print. At BVC, 95% of the cover price goes to the author. That’s more than at any other online bookseller (Amazon, B&N, iTunes)."

From their FAQ Page:

"Is Book View Café a publisher?

Yes, we’re an author-owned publishing cooperative. We only publish work by our members. (See “How can I become a member of Book View Café?”)


Can I submit a book to Book View Café?

No. Manuscripts sent to us will not be read or returned. Book View Café offers only books by BVC members.


How can I become a member of Book View Café?

Membership in Book View Café is limited to authors who have been published by traditional, advance-and-royalty paying print publishers. Members are expected to volunteer for work that’s appropriate to their skills. Candidates must be approved by a majority of the current membership. If this sounds like what you’re looking for, feel free to contact our membership liaison: membership@bookviewcafe.com

This excellent interview at Vulpes Libres gives a detailed look at how BVC operates and what we look for in new member candidates.


Who are the Book View Café members?

The members of Book View Café are all professional writers, representing the broad diversity of popular fiction. To see our membership, use the BVC Authors link in the top menu."

So basically, the way it works is:

if you are already a traditionally published author, and want the benefits of e-publsihing (much higher rates) but still want the benefits of traditional publishing (professionals editing and marketing your work), you apply to be a member of the group, then volunteer your time to work as an editor (or something else) in that group, and then can use that group to publish your work.

I think it's a neat idea, though they'll need some major names to actually take off.

Rob Secundus wrote: "No prob. The stuff below I just got off their website. ( http://bookviewcafe.com/ )

About us: "Book View Café is a cooperative publisher."

Interesting. It's neat watching publishing morph and not knowing which models will last and which will take off.