Comments on: What Will Agents Do in the Future? https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/ Literary Agent Tue, 13 May 2025 22:20:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: bathroom flooring ideas https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-120491 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:07:17 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-120491 These days of austerity in addition to relative panic about incurring debt, most people balk up against the idea of making use of a credit card to make purchase of merchandise or maybe pay for a trip, preferring, instead to rely on this tried plus trusted procedure for making settlement – hard cash. However, if you possess cash available to make the purchase in whole, then, paradoxically, that is the best time for you to use the credit cards for several motives.106 Judge John Aiso Street #175 Los Angeles, Ca 90012 Phone: 213-394-0931

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]]> By: Alan Yu https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-43364 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:17:23 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-43364 >Yes, my views are contained in a blog post a short while ago:

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They are probably similar to yours.

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]]> By: Nikole Hahn https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42974 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:02:35 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42974 >I wonder what they said when CDs came out, mp3s, etc? I think we'll still have agents. I believe traditional publishing is still a worthy result. Having been watching the debates about it, I don't believe people will ever want to get rid of actual books. The problem with easy access with self-publishing is all of the noise keeping the good writers from being noticed. I think the work it takes to write is worth the painstaking steps. It builds character and improves your writing. And if you're not writing for love of the craft, then you should just stop right now.
Great blog!

]]> By: makeithappen https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42916 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:14:53 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42916 >Ebooks are nice. Self-publishing seems blind. I like to hold the book I am reading. I like to know that an agent had their hands in the process of making it happen.

]]> By: Ella Schwartz https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42915 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:26:15 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42915 >Even in the world of self-publishing, agents are a must-have! When I first learned about Amanda Hocking, I was intrigued to learn she had an agent. This surprised me. Why would a self-published author need an agent? So I sent her an email asking her this question. She was kind enough to respond. For her an agent was important because she needed professional advice with topics such as foreign rights, legal questions, marketing, etc.

So the role of the agent may be evolving but not going away.

]]> By: Marla Taviano https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42912 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:12:03 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42912 >I, for one, plan on making you a ton of money in the very near future. No worries!!

]]> By: Stephonavich https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42909 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:41:14 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42909 >I'm going to need an agent, always! Here's why:
1) I need someone that mirrors my own excitement about my projects, but has their own opinions and can slap some sense into me when needed. (The myth was proven "slap some sense into you" works by Mythbusters!)

2) I need that extra resource by way of people my agent knows that I don't.

3) I'd rather collaborate with someone who knows my projects and my thoughts on it.

4) I'm going to celebrate when my book is on the shelves and if misery loves company, then success throws a party! and guess who's first on the guest list!

Sure agents might change the services they provide, but really what they are paid for, you really can't buy. You can't really buy a fan or a friend. And effectively that's what an agent is. A friend who will tell you the truth and go to bat for ya.

What do you think? Am I right?

]]> By: Ruth A. Taylor https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42908 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:07:45 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42908 >Oh, and I love Dave Ramsey. (Sorry Rachelle, I'm getting a little annoyed with some people's comments. As if you're asking for financial consulting by your blog post today! I'll stop reading now…)

]]> By: Ruth A. Taylor https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42907 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:02:41 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42907 >I think there's too much hype on self-publishing. While it's growing and legitimate, I doubt it will ever replace traditional publishing.

I personally do not believe that literary agents or publishing houses are in any danger whatsoever. In actuality, I find it rather annoying when people claim for a fact that it will indeed happen. So people can predict the future now? Please!

]]> By: Lisa R. https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42906 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:39:11 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42906 >I have a question of my own which I've been wondering about for some time. I keep reading that it is harder than ever to break into print via the traditional publishing route due to the shifting landscape and the questions about whether or not brick and mortar bookstores will survive. What happens if you have a client whose book got shopped out and that client decides to self-publish, then has success? I was wondering what an agent's perspective on that scenario would be.

]]> By: Kay Theodoratus https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42904 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:53:36 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42904 >I think agent roles will remain much the same: gatekeepers and quality control.

How they do this is up in the air.

]]> By: Jacqueline Windh https://rachellegardner.com/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42902 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:20:18 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2011/04/what-will-agents-do-in-the-future/#comment-42902 >Because of the really unfair deal that traditional publishers offer for ebooks, I plan to publish my next books independently (not because I “can’t” get a publisher – I have four successful published books).

Sure, their 10% to author / 50% for publisher makes sense when the publisher pays the hard costs of printing, warehousing, distributing. But their “standard” ebook deal, which – once you calculate it out – comes out to over 50% for publisher and 15-18% for the author, when the publisher does not have the hard costs of a print book is completely unfair! (Yes, there are editing and design costs for either model… but the point is that most of the hard costs of a paper book are not there for the ebook – so a publisher taking 50%, when their hard costs are minimal, is unfair and wrong).

The industry claims that this is the “standard” split. Well, honestly, ebooks are so new that there was no standard. The publishers just made it up. Unfortunately, many authors have been very naive and signed these contracts. So, although it has never actually been negotiated between the two parties, it has kind of become the “standard.”

So that’s one role I could see for agents – negotiating a new fair industry standard for ebooks, that actually fairly reflects how much the various parties (creator, publisher, seller) invest in the project.

But there is so much industry inertia that I know that that probably will not happen (which is why I will stay independent). In that case, I could see using someone who has the skills that an agent has for:
– editing of my manuscript, by someone who is experienced in thinking about market, readership and genre as well as the general writing skills
– marketing, especially in placing my print books in bookstores.

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