Review: Highly recommended for aspiring self-publishers
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2011
"Be The Monkey" makes sense after you read this eBook, but "EBooks and Self-Publishing: A Conversation Between Authors Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath" describes this eBook much better.  When reading, you must remember that this is a conversation between two authors, who are also friends, so you find some kidding and joking around, a little self-promotion, and a lot of practical and motivating advice for anyone wanting to enter the world of self-publishing, especially self-publishing electronic books.No, this won't teach you "how to" self-publish, you will need different resources for that.  However, this book will tell you "why" you might want to go the self-published route, and provide some publishing knowledge, some facts and figures, and a healthy dose of motivation to go the indie route.I actually talked with Barry last summer about a lot of the information covered here, and just now finally purchased an e-reader so I can more easily read electronic books.  I liked what both Barry and Joe said here.  Some reminded me of Barry an my conversation, and other stuff just motivated me more, and reassured me, that my choice to enter the indie self-publishing realm is the right choice.There are three main parts to this eBook, each being a separate conversation.  The first is a conversation about the rise of eBooks and self-publishing.  The two of them make a lot of sense and have a grasp of the publishing industry.  Part two addresses some questions that came up from the first conversation, and the third part discusses the deal Eisler made with Amazon's new imprint after turning down a deal with SMP and announcing he was going to self-publish his newest novel "The Detachment."  While Eisler was accused of being hypocritical for making the deal, he explains how it was business and how the deal with amazon was not like the deal he walked away from with one of the big legacy publishers.This book is for anyone interested in self-publishing vs traditional publishing, anyone who still holds the old notions about self-publishing, and anyone who is self-publishing and wants to know they are on the right track, or at least the right track for some, and most likely many more.  Highly recommended for aspiring self-publishers.Review by Alain Burrese, J.D., author of the soon-to-be-self-published novel "Lost Conscience."