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Originally Posted by fjtorres
The problem is, with ebooks the long tail is where the profits (and author royalties) lie. The reason ebooks can be priced low in the first place is because they don't have to pay for themselves over the 3 month release window or be deemed a failure (with all that implies for the author's future prospects).
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I wonder if the longer tail means the publishers will become more cautious and risk-aversive, like movie studious, preferring to bet on sure hits. Or try to pay less to authors upfront, еffectively being a 'thinner' intermediate and getting a writer closer to self-publishing.