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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
I think that new publishing houses will develop. They will offer authors editors and proofreaders and help with marketing but no advances. The Publishing House will get less of the cut and more authors will have the ability to publish a book that is better quality then most self published work.
Prices will drop but I doubt not as much as some folks would like to see.
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I agree that it will take new publishing houses to change the market. In fact, I think they are beginning to develop. Amazon seems to be entering the e-publishing market. Some of the other online stores may be doing this as well. On the BBC overnight (overnight here in the USA) they interviewed some tech guru who predicted an explosion in the e-book field. There will be a number of new tablets available in the coming year. And as much as the Kindle fans seem to dislike them, they work well as e-readers for many people (I don't want to argue about which is the better e-reader, but simply state that many will fine the new tablets acceptable as an e-reader). With the advent of these new devices there will be more people interested in purchasing e-books. Someone will fill that void. I, for one, have enjoyed some of my $2.99 purchases on Amazon.
As time passes, I think we will have a better idea as to how this will impact the price of books and ,especially, e-books.