tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post7865627396160665761..comments2023-10-17T16:44:08.588+03:00Comments on Fake Plastic Souks: Brave New WorldAlexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-18210671109354444512011-06-09T15:02:24.150+03:002011-06-09T15:02:24.150+03:00Businesses that have shifted to being primarily on...Businesses that have shifted to being primarily online have all had one thing in common: eliminating the middle man. Think of travel agents. Once you went to a travel agent for vacation planning. Now you go to the internet. <br /><br />"How much value do a publisher and an agent give me here?"<br /><br />I think their roles are changing and the market distortions we're seeing are a part of that. Agents are probably going to become more like marketers. They'll market books to readers more than publishers.The Last Ephorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546829944086243794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-62392249597645375802011-06-09T10:28:34.546+03:002011-06-09T10:28:34.546+03:00Hey, Mac
Yes, 'discoverability' is the ch...Hey, Mac<br /><br />Yes, 'discoverability' is the challenge so many are facing and it will only get worse as more and more are drawn to self-publishing and the morass of new projects increase - that and quality, which is going to be a massive issue moving forward as anyone who has trawled through the deeper waters of authonomy's 10,000 tomes will attest!<br /><br />Beirut remains as per my last update, being read by a number of big London publishers. And yes, the waiting is slowly killing me, thank you.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-66788135247128067212011-06-09T10:10:27.875+03:002011-06-09T10:10:27.875+03:00I followed the trend to price at 2.99 about a mont...I followed the trend to price at 2.99 about a month back and I agree entirely that this is a valid way forward for e-publishing.<br /><br />The major problem for self-publishers remains however 'discoverability'.<br /><br />I hope "Beirut" is bubbling along nicely!Macthomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563536610860720701noreply@blogger.com