A return to print (Not exactly)
Today that market is the
territory of aspiring to moderately successful writers of romance,
mystery, science-fiction and fantasy novels and a fan base of dedicated
readers who consume such work in mass quantities. It probably won't stay
hemmed in like that, though. It's getting easier and easier for successful
digital-first authors to move into print and even bookstores without the help
of a publisher, and the spread of e-book reading from dedicated devices such as
the Kindle to tablets and smartphones (22 percent of Americans age 18 to 29
read books on their phones, according to the Pew survey) seems to offer new
opportunities for those who get the format and pricing right. In short, the
e-book story probably isn't over yet -- and book publishers aren't helping
themselves by acting as it if were.
Source |
Financial Chronicle | 2 December 2016
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior
Manager @ Library
Khaitan & Co
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