Thread: Will e-books spell the end of great writing?
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Old 12-09-2009, 04:54 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by GA Russell View Post
As I recall, in 1999 some group made a list of the twentieth century's best 100 novels, and nearly all of them were written before 1950.
Exactly, the issue lies more at the feet of authors creating for more mainstream and accessible work (generic lost symbol style fiction books), publishers only wanting those kinds of books and the general public only buying those kinds of throw away paperbacks.

If anything, e-books will allow someone who has written a great literary work out of passion to get their work in front of many more people. They can bypass the rejections from publishers who are just looking for the next harry potter or twilight series and get their more artistically interesting work in front of people as an e-book.

Many authors would prefer to be a Stephanie Meyer rather than a Tolstoy - make millions instead of creating something with artistic merit which might not sell well to the 2009 general public.
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