I used this really as a way to plough through writer's block. I predicted the Web would be a hybrid between a shopping mall and a brothel, and that's precisely what it's proved to be. Distribution is radically improved by the new media. You're less at the mercy of traditional publishers. We should create a distinction here.
People often confuse self-publishing with vanity publishing.
Certainly, literary experiences on the Web have not changed me. Much as I think my book was a bit of a failure, I think it was considerably less of a failure than anything else I've seen out there. That was a major economic experiment if you like, it was a major publishing experiment. It wasn't a major aesthetic experiment. I'd actually be quite pleased with that.