Thread: Amazon is doing the world a favor by crushing book publishers
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Old 10-22-2014, 05:36 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by ApK View Post
Totally agree with the article.


Yes, it does read like he truly meant to say "ebook" everywhere here said "book." Maybe it was an autocorrect error....

I will disagree with you, however, that trad publishers are NEEDED for pbooks.
Or rather, that they will be needed for much longer.
At least in the form they take now.

Everything of value they offer is being rapidly democratized and made available through other mechanisms.

But that's a matter for another thread.

ApK
Right now there is nothing the BPHs do for pbooks that can't be done without them.

Editing, formatting, etc? Freelancers laid off from tradpub.
Print editions? POD, job shops, China, Inc.
B&M bookstore distribution? Ingram. Baker & Taylor.
Financing? Kickstarter, etc. Or just go ebook first and let ebook sales finance the pbook.
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