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Scott Nicholson · 05-24-2010, 01:52 PM

LJ, I don't think bookstores will be around long enough for a new model to emerge--I think there's less than a 5-year window to have a viable distribution below the bestsellers (who I suspect will thrive in paper for probably a decade or two longer). Here's some illuminating articles, and I am not sure the "middle" will exist anymore. Though we are doing something similar to what you propose through Haunted Computer Books, small publishers may not offer enough to make up for the cut they will be taking.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...ublishing.html

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...g-options.html

Scott

05-24-2010, 01:52 PM	#5
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	LJ, I don't think bookstores will be around long enough for a new model to emerge--I think there's less than a 5-year window to have a viable distribution below the bestsellers (who I suspect will thrive in paper for probably a decade or two longer). Here's some illuminating articles, and I am not sure the "middle" will exist anymore. Though we are doing something similar to what you propose through Haunted Computer Books, small publishers may not offer enough to make up for the cut they will be taking. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...ublishing.html http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...g-options.html Scott