http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/ Engadget Comments for Barnes & Noble to open 'PubIt!' self-publishing portal this summer http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/I believe that's a "Palm Pro".. Wait, is there a difference? haha]]>May 19th 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/]]>May 19th 2010 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
I carried a Kindle in once just to see what happened. Surprisingly nothing did, they left me alone. I thought I'd be bombarded with reasons why the nook was better.]]>May 19th 2010 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
Everyone basically ignored her to oogle the iPad. 4 of the the 6 followed me out to the Apple store! Got a good laugh at that.]]>May 19th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
I just *had* to be curious with a little Engadget in me and see how the device worked. Btw, it comes with free 3G service. Thought that was pretty neat on its own.]]>May 19th 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
I used the 3G on my Nook for the first time the other day. I was at a bar's outside deck, reading and having a drink, when I saw the 3G connection for the first time. Used it to download 2 free books. Worked flawlessly.]]>May 19th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
..the day is apple yet again]]>May 19th 2010 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/yes... yes you were]]>May 19th 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
You're not alone, kind sir.

I read "Pube-It"]]>May 19th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
I call a conspiracy upon B&N.]]>May 19th 2010 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
There's a reason world has publishing companies, they have an army of editors who read manuscripts and only approve the best ones. With this system any fool will be able to put his book for sale so costumer will have millions of choices.

We saw it before in 1980's with Atari and PC games, everyone was publishing games back then and soon bad games simply started eating into the shelve space available so good games simply did not sell enough to make a profit. This is why you need Sony's approval to publish a PS 3 game, because they will not approve anything that is a bad game.]]>May 19th 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
1. Individually wrapped cleaing pads for fingerprints on screen and bezel = Rimwype.
2. plastic stand for handsfree reading = nookstand
3. malware downloaded inside PubIt package = crabs, i.e I got crabs from that Pubit download. ]]>May 19th 2010 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
or maybe they did....

Jobs band porn, B&N? Whew Knews!!!]]>May 19th 2010 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
typo: I meant "bans"]]>May 19th 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
uhhh... what?

-1]]>May 19th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/
I am very close friends with several authors, including not less than 5 who have been published. The legal issues revolving around character rights, previously published works, book marketing, and more are ridiculous. Its also a highly competitive market space. More importantly, if you're self published, a real company that picks you up can't announce you as a "new" author, and they may be required to list your previous works in the front of the book they publish.

If you NEVER intend to seek an honest publishing contract, this might be OK for you, if you're careful and don't get sued for writing something too similar to someone else's work, but if you have any aspirations as an author, DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE, or anything like it. I have 2 author friends who thought otherwise and are now incapable of getting anything published. Most companies won't even review their submissions. They've been relegated to magazine, comic, and game content and have given up on their dreams of fantasy novels. They were told outright their work was good enough, well beyond good enough, but since they were "already published without a contract" that they could not be picked up.

If you think yourself an author, actually call some publishers, or send a letter of inquiry, and ask them specifically if publishing through such a service would impact your ability to get signed... ]]>May 19th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/disclaimer: i am not associated with any form of publishing firm, in any way. These comments were my own. I noted after posting i sounded like i might be an insider speaking against the competition, so i wanted to confirm otherwise. ]]>May 19th 2010 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/Yeah, I also agree that self-publishing is a totally different animal and can't be compared to, say, indie-filmmaking or indie music.

Since the barrier to entry for writing is so low, traditional publishers are there more to weed out most of the really awful, amateur stuff, that is barely readable.]]>May 19th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 19th 2010 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/barnes-and-noble-to-open-pubit-self-publishing-portal-this-summ/May 21st 2010 9:25PM