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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
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There are several publishers now that produce only ebooks (or have an arm that does so) to save on the printing costs. They will then do print and audio if the book makes enough/sells enough. This is likely to become more common. It was the model I was using for quite a while, although I'm thinking of breaking the rules. I already have found I must have print versions and I'm considering doing audio.
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I get the impression from some of what I've read that a number of authors are going in this direction with books that are more experimental than mainstream. Try it as ebook first, then add in audiobooks if the sales justify it. When John Scalzi posted his sales figures for Locked in
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2015/08/1...re-title-2015/
Audio books lead by a pretty big margin
audiobook - 41K
ebook - 24K
Hardcover - 22.5K
and interesting delta from his redshirt sales from 2 years prior.
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/01/1...re-title-2013/
audiobooks - 17K
ebook - 35.6K
Hardcover - 26.6 K
(note for those who enjoy trying to put words in my mouth, I'm not saying that Scalzi is publishing as ebook first, I'm simply using his figures to show how much audiobooks have grown and how ebook and audiobook sales compare to paper sales since he uses real figures rather than vague guesses).