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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
We may see publishers begun as pure ebook publishers with lower cost structures cannibalizing the market and traditional publishers fading away.
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Dennis
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I expect to see this to happen. Traditional publishers are too tied to legacy costs and practices to make the transition smoothly.
As a reader, I want some kind of culling function between me and books. I am not interested in spending time trolling through endless self-published books. The likelihood of return on my time (in the form of good books) is too low to make it worthwhile. That's not to say that traditional publishers don't miss good books or make stupid calls, but they're also trying to appeal to a variety of tastes.
With e-books, there's more creative outlet for writers, even if it means only a handful of people read their work. I'm not against that. For my own purposes when I shop, I wish there were an easy way to filter out all self-published books.