tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post6697878313734020085..comments2023-10-06T06:29:02.689-04:00Comments on A Bright Cape: How to get publishedSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-50453831394325661712011-11-24T10:11:01.015-05:002011-11-24T10:11:01.015-05:00The publishing industry has been dealing with publ...The publishing industry has been dealing with public libraries for a long time now, so the idea that people can get books for free isn't actually much of a threat to them. They also do something real - they make physical objects that people want.<br /><br />The music industry is a distribution network that thinks it is more important than the content creators and the customers combined. I don't think they are really that comparable.Sthennohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429676469805661834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-61336090668869035452011-11-23T10:27:16.537-05:002011-11-23T10:27:16.537-05:00Yes, they do seem desperate to milk you for hardco...Yes, they do seem desperate to milk you for hardcover prices first. Whether or not this is a good long term business plan I don't know but it does piss people off for sure.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-74405722018401168892011-11-23T10:13:06.088-05:002011-11-23T10:13:06.088-05:00And by every format you mean every format except s...And by every format you mean every format except softcover, right? They seem deadset against letting me buy books I want in softcover until years have passed.Ziggynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518980519046202646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-30803880236671531802011-11-22T13:15:50.907-05:002011-11-22T13:15:50.907-05:00I think the publishing industry is somewhat differ...I think the publishing industry is somewhat different than the music industry. The authors talked about that point explicitly actually and said that the reason they thought the publishing industry had done so much better was that they jumped on ebooks very quickly. Every publisher aims to release a new book in every format simultaneously to maximize revenue. <br /><br />The other big difference is many people really do want a book over an ebook and many fewer want a CD over an mp3. Having a process for art, printing and physical distribution is going to continue to be valuable for writers; not nearly so much so for musicians.<br /><br />I suspect the publishing industry will decline in importance but I think it is due for a much slower fall than the music industry.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-19183886282211235262011-11-21T21:44:52.904-05:002011-11-21T21:44:52.904-05:00Isn't this the same argument that medical insu...Isn't this the same argument that medical insurance companies use in the states? Why go directly to a doctor when you can pay a middle man to tell you to get out of here....<br /><br />No wait... The recording industry is a much better example....<br /><br />Does that mean that the publishing industry is going to collapse as soon as we get better at pirating books?<br /><br />I think...... likely.Matt Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532354277848905275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-5239466493018578382011-11-20T15:37:54.186-05:002011-11-20T15:37:54.186-05:00Now your talking!!!!! As Nikie says " just do...Now your talking!!!!! As Nikie says " just do it"<br /><br />DadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com