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Originally Posted by JamesNunes
What it seems to me is writers will be able to benefit from the greater accessibility of their writings maybe selling directly to the reader on a website and if they're really good have the publishers do the marketing, PR and translation work. In this way the role of the publishers will shift to that of a service provider for the writer.
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I agree with you. The question is whether the publishers will embrace their new role or try to protect the existing distribution model. If they don't I see there will be a "YouBook" type of service where you can see which books are getting the most discussion and hits and then go to the authors website and buy the book.
The publishers will then see their profits drop, blame piracy and lobby for tougher DRM laws.