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Old 11-04-2009, 03:05 PM   #56
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Rowling isn't, but my friend who's a mid-list mystery author has stopped making sales, because her books on Amazon are offered right next to used ones for $2.00 + shipping.

The mega-selling authors aren't who to look at; the real issues we should pay attention to center on how the new e-trade and used industries change things for the authors who aren't going to become millionaires.
So many parallels to the music industry...

The big publishing houses crying about how we're "ripping off the artist", while many smaller (read: "not rich") independent artists are happy to charge less just to get their work out there. I know at least one semi-published author who is looking to go straight ebook and embracing the DIY method. This of course doesn't necessarily make things easier for those who write for a living, but it does force the work to stand on its own merits; in addition, the independent author now has to take on the role of marketing...just as the big publishing houses have to adapt to a new reality, so too do the authors.
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