http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/article-the-future-of-technology/ Tyler Kearn's Take on Technology Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/article-the-future-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Tyler Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:14:42 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=507#comment-293 Thanks for the comment. What you say is true. Traditional publishers definitely don't want to be cut out of the transaction entirely, which is what can happen if an author publishes directly to ebook stores. However, this is good for authors -- it gives them more opportunity to get their writing in front of people and they get to keep more of the revenues from what they write. This will give ebook stores a greater content library than their physical counterparts (since ebook stores will also include the content from the "traditional" publishers), which should only further increase the adoption of ebooks. Thanks for the comment. What you say is true. Traditional publishers definitely don’t want to be cut out of the transaction entirely, which is what can happen if an author publishes directly to ebook stores. However, this is good for authors — it gives them more opportunity to get their writing in front of people and they get to keep more of the revenues from what they write. This will give ebook stores a greater content library than their physical counterparts (since ebook stores will also include the content from the “traditional” publishers), which should only further increase the adoption of ebooks.

]]> http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/article-the-future-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Colonel P. T. McWithers Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:29:29 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=507#comment-279 Another reason for the rise of ebooks - perhaps the single-biggest - is authors. They make an average of 15% commission on hardcover book sales, while may e-book carriers are negotiating rates in excess of 50% (which is often enough to dwarf their revenue per book even with the lower ebook prices). For many authors, especially budding ones, going digital rather than paper is a way to "cut out the middleman". Not to mention the fact that content standards are usually less rigorous for e-publishing than regular publishing. This raises a point in and of itself: whether e-book vs. paper book, at least on the new release front, becomes pop-author vs. high-brow author. I'm not sure this is a trend traditional publishers would be happy with. Another reason for the rise of ebooks – perhaps the single-biggest – is authors. They make an average of 15% commission on hardcover book sales, while may e-book carriers are negotiating rates in excess of 50% (which is often enough to dwarf their revenue per book even with the lower ebook prices). For many authors, especially budding ones, going digital rather than paper is a way to “cut out the middleman”. Not to mention the fact that content standards are usually less rigorous for e-publishing than regular publishing. This raises a point in and of itself: whether e-book vs. paper book, at least on the new release front, becomes pop-author vs. high-brow author. I’m not sure this is a trend traditional publishers would be happy with.

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