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Originally Posted by da_jane
...for the most part, most books that are on the NYT list are also in ebook format.
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Originally Posted by da_jane
...some authors are resistant to ebook sales because those sales are not reported to any of the major bestseller lists and thus ebook sales can hurt an authors' chances of getting on those lists (which is hugely important and not simply because of the recognition but because being on the list can propel sales).
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These statements together piqued my interest: They suggest the publishers are pushing e-books, but they are not pushing recognition of them (in NYT lists, for example), which seems strange, because increased recognition would get them increased prestige, sales, etc. Seems like they are simply doing it to establish a market that they don't really want to promote, but do want to control.
They also suggest that although authors may be resistant to e-books, they are apparently being "convinced" by the pubs to play ball, even though it may not benefit them.
Clear signs that it's still considered better to be inside the Publishing Castle, no matter the bowing and scraping you are forced to do, than being among the peasants (like myself, for instance) on the outside.