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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
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.
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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.