The headlines keep predicting the decline of paper publishing. This article (brought to my attention by Mary Yuhas from Scribd) states that by 2014 e-book sales will more than double generating 13% of book publishing revenue. The thing is I think the change will happen much faster. Consider that it took 38 years for radio to reach 50 million users, It took 13 years for TV to reach 50 million users, and it took the internet 5 years to reach 50 million users. I think that the pace of adoption of new technologies in our societies has increased and this bodes well for the emergent e-book business. Come on folks (insert Beach Boys music here) catch the self-publishing wave and stand at the top of the world!
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5/9/2011 05:02:31 am
I think you may just be correct. And I really hope you are because I'm only asking that a fraction of those who buy ebooks find my writing and enjoy it!
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5/9/2011 01:40:39 pm
The problem is what the fraction will be. One hundred per cent divided among tens of thousands can be a very small number!
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The problem with hoping for the fraction is no one, not even the publishing houses that have been around forever, know what will sell. Art is a bit of a crapshoot, but I know that more and more people are going the way of electronic for many reasons and there is no reason not to try it out.
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5/11/2011 12:50:38 pm
Well, it can;t hurt, you can see it as one more thing you can do to put your work "out there".
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