Quote:
Originally Posted by braver
Author to reader market should be direct. All those middlemen and -women are excited about grabbing their peddling agent's position and cashing the surcharge. This is what publishers used to live on during the paper era, and this is where the readers nust cut them loose in the ebook era. Why should we all be happy for some schmuck who managed to build up a network of connections to grab rights and entice ebook readers to pay them? Buy direct! Buy from owner -- the author! Hopefully the ebook revolution will send those agents home, finally, and increase authors' pay and lower the prices.
|
Some of the middlemen certainly won't add much value in the future. I think there is a real role for people who can identify and promote great writing though. My time is limited, and when I settle down with a new book, I want to know it's going to be worth reading. I am prepared to pay for that.
Just my two cents worth
amjb