writing
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Post by writing on Jan 11, 2012 19:26:08 GMT -5
I'm just curious, what does everyone here think is the future of self-publishing? We we continue to see it becoming more prevalent? Will traditional publishing eventually, with time, become an obsolete method of publishing?
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horseman
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Post by horseman on Jan 11, 2012 21:43:25 GMT -5
I believe that before it can go much further. The people who promote e-book type publications, are going to have to get a handle on the piracy issues somehow.
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john
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Post by john on Jan 12, 2012 0:35:35 GMT -5
Self-publishing will continue to grow until the big publishers are out of business completely, unless Amazon stops their CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing service.
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Lily
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Post by Lily on Jan 12, 2012 1:14:55 GMT -5
Self-publishing will continue to grow until the big publishers are out of business completely, unless Amazon stops their CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing service. There's little doubt that self-publishing is here to stay, and will have a continued adverse effect on the major publishing houses. "Traditional" publishing is fast becoming history. |
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Lily
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Post by Lily on Jan 12, 2012 1:26:08 GMT -5
I believe that before it can go much further. The people who promote e-book type publications, are going to have to get a handle on the piracy issues somehow. Self-published books come in print as well as ebooks. And while the piracy issue of ebooks is serious, I believe the technology will soon be available to at least slow it down. Although not publicized as much, print books have been subjected to piracy as well. "Don't buy a book without a cover, it's illegal," has always been advised. This came about because bookstores tear off the covers of books that aren't selling and send them back to the publisher for a refund. They're supposed to throw away the rest of the book, but sometimes this doesn't happen. |
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Post by jameskresnik on Feb 4, 2012 5:23:46 GMT -5
I'm not worried at all about piracy, as getting promoted and noticed in the first place is a much, much bigger marketing challenge than maximizing sales of every copy in every possible context.
There are a growing number of studies proving that media markets benefit from piracy and piracy likely *increases* sales of media content.
Digital plagiarism is a much more serious problem and must be ruthlessly stamped-out. -JK
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