A Different Way to Pay Writers
So to hear it from some, publishing is on its knees and it's only a matter of time before it dies (and no, goth_poser_guy, this isn't directed at you).
There's no doubt that it's been a rough year for publishing houses, but readership has steadily been increasing for years, and things aren't as horrible as they may seem. mfelps and I agree that it's a good time to be ( Read more... )
There's no doubt that it's been a rough year for publishing houses, but readership has steadily been increasing for years, and things aren't as horrible as they may seem. mfelps and I agree that it's a good time to be ( Read more... )
With something like Stanza, I can format anything I write to be read on a Palm, an iPhone, other mobile devices, the Kindle, and other electronic formats.
The Kindle will have competitors, I'm sure, because it's working, despite its steep pricing. To be able to click a button and get a new book as easily as an iPhone/iTouch app is cool.
It will allow smart writers who are able to promote themselves to get their stuff out there, while the big guys still handle things their way.
I buy the occasional hardback...mostly from gift certificates given at Christmas. Otherwise, you're right...too expensive.
But affordable eBooks with a good, affordable reader that uses ambient light?
Oh yeah--I'm all over that.
I love books. I love the way they look, smell, and sound when they are opened.
But I love the thought of so many things being electronic and all tucked away in a tiny hard drive, not all over the place. (One of my quirks and reasons I gave your brother all of my books several years ago...just ran out of room.)
Libraries, used book stores, eBooks, and paying writers in different ways.
Publishing is beyond slow-moving, and like it or not, it needs to finally pull its head out of its ass and skip the 1900s (because they're stuck in things that old!) and finally realize we're beyond the year 2000.
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