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Home Grown in Canada and Proud of It

by David Korinetz

  David Korentz
 

David Korentz, Canadian author.

No, this isn’t about pot, it’s about real Canadian books doomed to obscurity because the people who would enjoy reading them will never know they exist. These unknown authors have wonderful stories to tell, but they’re competing against market savvy multi-national corporations armed with only a burning desire to see their words in print. All their best efforts may prove fruitless simply because self-published books carry the stigma of a vanity press.

Lacking deep pockets, a self-published author’s best chance for connecting with potential readers is through book reviews. Even bad reviews can sell books, just look at the Da Vinci Code. The problem is, reviewers only have time for professional-published books. An American author recently shared his solution. He created his own publishing company, complete with a host of fake employees who contacted local prominent book reviewers. Once the reviews were in, he sacked the entire staff. The author was hawking books in front of a Coles Bookstore when I met him. As I flipped though the pages, he happily pointed out that the volume in my hand was from the third printing. I was sold, and so was the book.

Everyone knows technological advances have made it possible for just about anyone to publish a book, but rejecting a title based solely on this label is closed-minded. Some books are self-published because they do not follow prescribed formulas required by mainstream publishers. Devoid of censorship, Canada’s fringe literature is as interesting and diverse as its people. Change will take time, but for now, self-published books make wonderful gifts, since odds are the recipient will not already own one.

About the writer:

Author of the self-published fantasy novel, FireDrakes, LINK.

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