Book Expo America - More of the Same

abookreader · 05-27-2010, 09:32 AM

Executive Summary:
Publishers fear eBooks and want to preserve bookstores and the paperback. Downward pressures on pricing continue in spite of their best efforts to stop it. Authors want higher royalties. Scott Turow wants a return to Windowing. Amazon is evil.
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Read about it here

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/11...on-at-bea.html

brainycat · 05-27-2010, 12:57 PM

It sounds like the publisher's argument is "we need to vertically control the market and distribution channels so we can make sure there is a market and distribution system for the value we add."

They seem to be overestimating the value they add significantly more than the market is willing to support.

jgaiser · 05-27-2010, 01:53 PM

You would have thought that publishers would have learned from the history of the music industry. It doesn't appear they haven't.

Avarwen · 05-29-2010, 02:23 PM

E-books are the future they can just get ready for it. The world is going digital and there's no going back. They need to learn to work with e-books and make more them profitable for the company. Also they should use this venue to see if they can't get more money for writers since they don't have to worry about high production costs. If they wanted to they could make it work for them. But they are going to try and fight and sadly they will lose.

brecklundin · 05-29-2010, 02:42 PM

here are a fewLA Times blog pieces about this year's Book Expo:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/

L.J. Sellers · 05-29-2010, 03:04 PM

I would not be surprised to see more direct publishing ventures from the major e-book vendors. Amazon is already in the game with its small Encore line. And I think B&N, which is now competing with Amazon for digital self-published titles, will eventually start its own Encore-like vetted publishing business. Why not? Publishing has become so much simpler, especially since authors are doing most of their own promotion anyway.
L.J.

SameOldStory · 05-29-2010, 10:11 PM

"Jonathan Galassi, who was clearly in mourning. "Fragmentation seems to be the name of the game," he began, expressing fears about how we can "preserve core activities, protect writers, " and maintain the value of time-honored roles. "

In other words "I have a great job doing the same thing every day. I don't wanna change."

05-27-2010, 09:32 AM	#1
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Book Expo America - More of the Same Executive Summary: Publishers fear eBooks and want to preserve bookstores and the paperback. Downward pressures on pricing continue in spite of their best efforts to stop it. Authors want higher royalties. Scott Turow wants a return to Windowing. Amazon is evil. ---- Read about it here http://www.thebookseller.com/news/11...on-at-bea.html

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05-27-2010, 12:57 PM	#2
brainycat PocketBook 302 FTW! Posts: 141 Karma: 398 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Seattle Device: Pocketbook 302, upgraded from PRS-600	It sounds like the publisher's argument is "we need to vertically control the market and distribution channels so we can make sure there is a market and distribution system for the value we add." They seem to be overestimating the value they add significantly more than the market is willing to support.

05-27-2010, 01:53 PM	#3
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	You would have thought that publishers would have learned from the history of the music industry. It doesn't appear they haven't.

05-29-2010, 02:23 PM	#4
Avarwen Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 12170 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: EZ_ Reader, Nook wifi, Kindle 3G	E-books are the future they can just get ready for it. The world is going digital and there's no going back. They need to learn to work with e-books and make more them profitable for the company. Also they should use this venue to see if they can't get more money for writers since they don't have to worry about high production costs. If they wanted to they could make it work for them. But they are going to try and fight and sadly they will lose.

05-29-2010, 02:42 PM	#5
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	here are a fewLA Times blog pieces about this year's Book Expo: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/

05-29-2010, 03:04 PM	#6
L.J. Sellers Novelist Posts: 287 Karma: 387979 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eugene, Oregon Device: Kindle	I would not be surprised to see more direct publishing ventures from the major e-book vendors. Amazon is already in the game with its small Encore line. And I think B&N, which is now competing with Amazon for digital self-published titles, will eventually start its own Encore-like vetted publishing business. Why not? Publishing has become so much simpler, especially since authors are doing most of their own promotion anyway. L.J.

05-29-2010, 10:11 PM	#7
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	"Jonathan Galassi, who was clearly in mourning. "Fragmentation seems to be the name of the game," he began, expressing fears about how we can "preserve core activities, protect writers, " and maintain the value of time-honored roles. " In other words "I have a great job doing the same thing every day. I don't wanna change."

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