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Dimwit · 01-01-2012, 08:25 PM

In Canada we have clearer but harder. The US publishers send their product to us. No changes. It makes the "enemy" very easy to identify. OTOH, given the relative sizes, it also means that they are powerful, pernicious and ultimately, indifferent to our caterwaulings. *sigh*

To bring this back around, this is why the e-pub side is becoming such a battleground. I can see though, in the not too distant future, that the biz will need to change. For the big 6, they will probably have to set up internally an e imprint that only handles files. Different cost structure, much, much leaner, with the attendant pricing different. Torstar's Harlequin has it now and it seems to be quite successful. With that said, I can also see the amount of publishers shrinking drastically.

01-01-2012, 08:25 PM	#536
Dimwit Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 12652 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kobo	In Canada we have clearer but harder. The US publishers send their product to us. No changes. It makes the "enemy" very easy to identify. OTOH, given the relative sizes, it also means that they are powerful, pernicious and ultimately, indifferent to our caterwaulings. sigh To bring this back around, this is why the e-pub side is becoming such a battleground. I can see though, in the not too distant future, that the biz will need to change. For the big 6, they will probably have to set up internally an e imprint that only handles files. Different cost structure, much, much leaner, with the attendant pricing different. Torstar's Harlequin has it now and it seems to be quite successful. With that said, I can also see the amount of publishers shrinking drastically. Last edited by Dimwit; 01-01-2012 at 08:29 PM.