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MichaelJScott · 02-07-2012, 01:13 AM

Thanks for the interesting article. I think, if there's a "bubble" aspect to e-pubbing, it has less to do with price inflation than it does with so many people jumping on the bandwagon and publishing their books before the book is ready, or pushing out something that is, frankly, garbage and pricing it high in the hopes of making a buck or getting rich. I've seen stories on Smashwords priced at $4-$5 for 5k words or less. I mean, really?

Once people realize that e-publishing won't make them wealthy, the rush to publish will drop off, and those who truly love to write and tell stories will still have the potential to release their books just because they want to.

02-07-2012, 01:13 AM	#34
MichaelJScott Zealot Posts: 124 Karma: 1290912 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Device: none	Thanks for the interesting article. I think, if there's a "bubble" aspect to e-pubbing, it has less to do with price inflation than it does with so many people jumping on the bandwagon and publishing their books before the book is ready, or pushing out something that is, frankly, garbage and pricing it high in the hopes of making a buck or getting rich. I've seen stories on Smashwords priced at $4-$5 for 5k words or less. I mean, really? Once people realize that e-publishing won't make them wealthy, the rush to publish will drop off, and those who truly love to write and tell stories will still have the potential to release their books just because they want to.