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Ebooks are still new enough that we don't really know what effect they're going to have on reading and writing and publishing. Everyone (including me) keeps trying to figure that out. But it's still very early days.
Historically writers have let publishers worry about the money end of things and they've just focused on the writing. The qualities that make a good artist don't always make a good business man. Not that an author can't be a good businessman, but they shouldn't have to be. A lot of writers aren't but that never mattered a lot in the past. I think it matters more today, because of ebooks and self publishing. The better businessman is as likely to succeed as the better writer. That might not be a good thing for readers.
On the other hand, the long tail might make new authors less important in the future. How many books is enough?
Barry
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