Let’s forget Publishers … and Authors … and all the companies that want to take over Publishing and Books. That leaves us readers and our books. We are migrating from books to ebooks and from a curated gatekeeper model to a mix of curation and long tail and ‘anyone can publish’. What impact does it have [...]
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First, courtesy Happy Reader Joyce, we have a book that gets a Starred Review from both Publishers Weekly and Booklist. As a bonus it’s free. Zendegi by Greg Egan. Price: $0. Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Artificial Intelligences that are Almost Human. Rated 3.5 stars on 8 reviews. 278 pages. Next, a good deal – Update: [...]
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This is about the most disruptive thing in book publishing anyone could have imagined. Perhaps apart from her handing them out for free. For those who don’t like a little mystery – J. K. Rowling does something interesting. J. K. Rowling owns arguably the most desired ebook rights on the planet – her deciding to go solo is [...]
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It’s time to take another look at The Race to Zero and the possibility that ebooks end up at prices that are – Unsustainable for Publishers. Unsustainable for all authors outside the Top 1% of authors. Harmful to the quality of books and to readers’ reading experience. First, a little context. What is the Race to Zero? It’s [...]
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