What's Next in Publishing for Writers and Readers Alike?
@MichelleLDevon (828)
United States
June 5, 2008 5:25am CST
I was thinking on an article the other day, wanted something really current, that had to do with something I was passionate about - writing!
I'm a published author, did it the old fashioned hard way but submitting manuscripts to trade publishers, waded through rejections, until finally someone accepted me... however, today, it's not that hard to get a book in print with POD services - and THAT was what I wrote about: how POD is changing the face of publishing and how and why print books might soon be a thing of the past.
I'd love for you all to go and read my article here and leave me a comment on the article:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/802185/publishing_and_the_internet_how_the.html?cat=15
And then we can come discuss it here too, but what I'm most interested in knowing is: do you think the print book is dying? If so, why? What do you think of digital readers?
Don't forget to read the article for my opinion on it - and then share yours!
What do YOU think!
ya'll have a great day!
Love and stuff,
Michy
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2 responses
@lovespecialangel (3632)
• United States
8 Jun 08
I really don't think that the print book is dying or that it ever will. I for one would rather have a book in my hand than to read a book online or through digital anything. My daughter is in the process of writing two books and wants them to be printed books. She is only fifteen, just turned last month, and you won't find her without a printed book. Most of the kids at her school are the same way. I don't ever really seeing it dye out.
@scarywhitegirl (2766)
• United States
5 Jun 08
I find that I have a really difficult time in really and truly reading what is on a screen in front of me when it's something longer than a few paragraphs. I'm okay with short articles, discussions, blog posts, etc. But for a book, I'd rather have it on paper.
It doesn't help matters any that I'm an editor and do most of my editing on screen. So when I start reading something on screen, my brain switches into editor mode, which is more about reading for technical things than actual content, in my case.
