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Originally Posted by L.J. Sellers
I disagree. I think digital books will broaden midlist authors' readership. The idea that most people discover new authors by browsing a bookstore is outdated. Most readers discover new authors through word-of-mouth recommendations, social networking, online browsing/blogs, and book discussion groups. Yes, sometimes recommendations come from bookstore clerks, but it's only a tiny part of the overall picture.
Additionally, midlist authors often have independent publishers that can and do price e-books so that they'll sell in volume. There's never been a better time to be a midlist author 
L.J. |
I agree with you. I know that in my case, the ability to simply browse through the online stores for interesting titles has broadened my interests from hard-core SF and Fantasy to suspense, mystery, mainstream, humor, dark fantasy, paranormal mystery and even some romance titles.
Part of this is because I don't have to juggle stacks of books in my hands or on my 'to be read' table, nor do I have to find more and more space to hold my library.
And I must admit that going dark-net for new titles has increased the likelihood that I'll pick up one of an author's works and discover I like his style which means I'll then seek out his other works on Amazon or the other store sites. AG calls my initial sample 'piracy', I call it 'advertising'.
Derek