What kind of an egomaniac has his own web site?
ANSWER 1: While writers are known for their egos, and I am a fairly typical member of the breed in that respect, the purpose of this virtual bookstore is not to feed my ego. The purpose is to sell books. Sci Fi – Arizona is an experiment in which all of you are taking part. Not since the printing press put the traveling minstrel/storyteller out of business has it been possible for an author to reach the public directly. Historically, anyone with the money to pay a printer could have their book published, but generally all a self-published author ended up with was a garage full of books. The problem, of course, was that once a book is printed, it had to be distributed. Book distribution has always been the purview of a few large corporations. This meant that fewer and fewer authors were reaching the public as publishers and bookstores went for the guaranteed sale with big name writers. The development of the INTERNET changed all of that! The World Wide Web gives individual authors and r
