What a great post Rob and wonderful information for all of us to heed. eBooks are certainly taking off and it's about time that their effectiveness was recognized. Authors now have many options in how they reach and communicate with their readers.
As Rob said, there are publishers who will distribute your eBooks for you and then there are platforms such as Amazon, and in reality, you can do both.
This is actually an exciting time for writers because there are so many options and choices and it's feasible to try several if not all of them.
That's one of the reasons I'm glad to serve on the board of the Love Is Murder CON - we don't tell authors who publish with a small press or who publish direct on Amazon, or any other vehicle that their path to publishing is not for us. We are an inclusive CON that recognizes the value in all writers/authors and we cheer them on to great success. We even stand up against a record-breaking blizzard and welcome all to brave the publishing storms with us.
Let the true and mighty writers and readers of mystery and romantic suspense be heard! Hope to see you at Love Is Murder CON this weekend.
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Digital is all the buzz at BEA
I found the coverage of the Book Expo America (BEA) this year to be very telling. There's much discussion about digital content veruses the traditional book format that most of us grew up with. Perhaps this is a knee-jerk reaction to the drop in sales, but perhaps this is just keeping up with the changing times.
For years, the traditional publishing industry has resisted electronic delivery of books and other written material because it just didn't fit within their business model. I'm beginning to think that this stance is becoming more and more difficult to maintain, especially given the current economic climate. BUT I strongly maintain that the generations coming up are having a profound impact on how writers deliver their stories and other written products to their audiences.
One of the shouts at the BEA to the publishing world is don't be like the music industry. Here's the link to this reference:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6661782.html?industryid=49050
Again, the generations coming up demanded change to how their music is delivered and they have enough buying power to have a voice.
The quesiton is - how well will the publishing industry or those of us who write, listen?
The next few years will be very interesting indeed.
For years, the traditional publishing industry has resisted electronic delivery of books and other written material because it just didn't fit within their business model. I'm beginning to think that this stance is becoming more and more difficult to maintain, especially given the current economic climate. BUT I strongly maintain that the generations coming up are having a profound impact on how writers deliver their stories and other written products to their audiences.
One of the shouts at the BEA to the publishing world is don't be like the music industry. Here's the link to this reference:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6661782.html?industryid=49050
Again, the generations coming up demanded change to how their music is delivered and they have enough buying power to have a voice.
The quesiton is - how well will the publishing industry or those of us who write, listen?
The next few years will be very interesting indeed.
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