tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post822628112771798455..comments2024-02-25T07:30:31.454-06:00Comments on SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: The Changing Faces of the Publishing Industrythomsingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230569732505245876noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-43091430642405716702010-06-03T13:24:59.264-05:002010-06-03T13:24:59.264-05:00Kristin-
Yes, i think you are correct. But there...Kristin-<br /><br />Yes, i think you are correct. But there was a number tossed around that the number of books last year was around 300K (I cannot find the actual statistic). But even if it is 200K, still lots of books being published via lots of publishing channels.<br /><br />thomthomsingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230569732505245876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-84694280597655361272010-06-03T13:12:00.642-05:002010-06-03T13:12:00.642-05:00Thanks for posting this. I really appreciate how g...Thanks for posting this. I really appreciate how generous people are being by posting their notes from BEA. On the "a million served" ISBN point, that's the total individual numbers and not the total purchase transactions, right? I suspect many people buy ISBNs in bulk, because that can be more cost effective. My company bought a "pack" of ten and have used three, at the pace of one a year.Kristinhttp://www.indigoediting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-30005116387052878432010-06-01T14:40:43.826-05:002010-06-01T14:40:43.826-05:00Juli... that stat was shared with me by a woman in...Juli... that stat was shared with me by a woman in the hallway after she had come from a session in an informal discussion of "what interesting things did you learn today". I did not get her name. I did not hear it from "the source", but there were many such numbers from a study by BISG that were shared in a couple of other break out sessions I attended.<br /><br />On a non-scientific basis, I hear this from many of my friends who own Kindles that they only (or mostly) buy books for Kindle now that they own one.thomsingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230569732505245876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-54783348975925118242010-06-01T14:15:04.096-05:002010-06-01T14:15:04.096-05:00Thom, I was very glad to see the statistic of 25% ...Thom, I was very glad to see the statistic of 25% of e-book readers do not buy paper anymore. I am one of those 25%. Any chance you can give an attribution for that statistic?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08665688884633320809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-10393197835167048882010-05-31T12:45:46.058-05:002010-05-31T12:45:46.058-05:00Very interesting post. I got an ipad recently and...Very interesting post. I got an ipad recently and my book buying has already increased dramatically. Just yesterday I was remarking to Will about how wonderful it is to think about how I would like a book and then be able to have it in my hands within a minute. E-books are certainly here to stay.<br /><br />It will be very difficult though to retrain people to pay higher prices than ebooks currently run though. The population has been trained to think that hardback = expensive, paperback = less expensive, and ebook should be even less than that. A demand based model may be successful in the long run, but it will be a difficult adjsutment for consumers. <br /><br />That is part of the reason that the author needs to be more up-front-and-center. It is obviously vital for an author to market books so that he can sell more of them, but I also believe that an author who reaches out to and connects with his audience will have an audience that is more willing to pay higher prices for his books. By showing yourself as a real person, the consumer thinks more about the money going into your pocket rather than just a faceless publishing house. That is why people like Wil Wheaton are able to be successful publishing completely indepedently. His audience from his blog is connected to and a fan of him, not just his work. So when he comes out with a new product his fans (myself included) go buy it if at all possible not just to consume it, but to show apprecitation and support him as an artist. I like to call it the patron model of publishing (when the fans feel like they are the patrons of an artist by supporting his lifestyle).<br /><br />Thanks for the unique insight from your trip. It will be interesting to see how the industry adapts and what new players become successful by doing it better.Carahttp://cd@caradearman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-24483860857391444352010-05-31T08:26:36.030-05:002010-05-31T08:26:36.030-05:00Good article on the hurdles facing authors and the...Good article on the hurdles facing authors and the publishing industry as they move into the “e” age. Readers have multiple options competing for their attention and these options are changing their reading habits.<br /><br />Industries always encounter turbulence as they move from one era to the next. The “First Help Desk Service Call” is an example.<br /> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eIFoz-Tjf8Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955476539713166011noreply@blogger.com