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Originally Posted by amward
Maybe they're too busy writing to read?
Seriously, I hadn't noticed but it does seem strange.
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If they're too busy writing to read, then they shouldn't be writing. Do filmmakers not watch movies? Of course not. Do advertisers not study other folks' ads? Of course not.
Part of a writer's job is to read, both inside and outside of their genre. It's part of what keeps us in touch with our craft. Artists should
consume their art as much as they produce it, otherwise they lose the appreciation for what they do and lose touch with the experiences they're attempting to give to their audiences.
This said, to the issue of e-published authors not having dedicated e-reading devices...my only explanation is that they've decided to epub in the hopes of making money (thanks in no small part to the success of folks like John Locke and J.A. Konrath) rather than any actual desire to see more titles available on ereading devices. It's cheaper to publish electronically than it is to have your paperback/hardcover book printed.
Many of these people, of course, are likely to be the people pricing their ebooks in line with the Big Six publishing companies (unless they've been consuming blogs on the subject, in which case they may have wised up to the more attractive pricing structure of keeping books within the $2-5 sweet spot).
For my part, I'd like to read my own work on my Kobo. I'm sure there are a few more folks out there like me, but apparently not as many as we could hope, huh?