Gas Prices Affect Indie Bands, Self-Publishers
An entry at Pampelmoose.com on the high price of gas affecting indie bands is also quite relevant to anyone planning a book tour or a bit of travel writing. The energy crunch is finally showing its effects across the board. Will self-publishers, indie-rockers and small press publishers find it necessary to team up with one another? This isn’t such a far-fetched idea when you consider that anyone who writes in the alternative press or publishes their own material has basically the same needs as a touring band. An audience, a place to sell your work, and a way to get there without breaking the bank are common needs. If your work fits in the same demographics as your local band, consider approaching them for a partnership of some kind.
What you’ll learn is that all bands need someone to work their merchandising table, and you need to find new readers to sell books to. Putting these two notions together in ingenious ways is NOT rocket science. Join forces and both communities–in print and on CD/digital downloads–are much better off for it. The possibilities are endless.
