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Originally Posted by DavidI
Eventually enough people will have eReaders that a fair number of authors will be able to make a living selling only ebooks. We're already getting close, but I bet at some point (soon) Amazon will be selling eReaders for under $99, or giving them away free when you sign up for an Amazon Prime account. As this happens, authors will be able to start publishing ebooks directly and just cutting the publishers out of the loop.
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Once a few authors make this transition, and can prove they can make a living, it will become a flood of authors leaving publishers. Eventually we'll also see our first blockbuster ebook author along the lines of a J.K. Rowling or Stephanie Meyer -- one of those books that just everyone has to have. .
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You are living in a dream world.
The Internet and the available technology have made it relatively easy for people to "publish" their work.
Selling it is quite another matter.
The only people I can think of with a plausible shot at making a
living selling direct are those who have
already built an audience through traditional publishing.
The vast majority of self-published authors will be lucky to cover their costs and maybe have a beer now and then.
You can argue that they do it badly in many cases, but
selling books is what publishers
do.
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Just wait until someone makes millions without a publisher.
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I strongly recommend not holding your breath while you wait for this to happen.
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Do you think that as this starts happening publishers will suddenly discover that the prices they're charging for ebooks is too high, and the royalties they're paying authors for ebooks is too low? Or will they be left trying to sell books on their back list for exorbitant prices and trying to hold on to aging authors who don't like change?
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They'll do what they think they have to do to stay in business. Don't assume it will be what you want to see.
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Dennis