Re: consequences of shift to ebooks

Ebooks vs. p-books
With epublishers, your book can be accepted, published and available to readers in about four months or less. Very few epublishers will pay an advance. However, reputable publishers will provide editing, artwork and a certain amount of promo at no charge. A few publishers are starting to charge for these services, but I hope this is not a new trend. The cross-genre and/or lesser-known incarnations of SF/F are best served by electronic publishers. Ardent readers cannot get enough of their favorite time travel, vampire romance, paranormal and etc. sub-genres. As ebook readers/devices improve in functionality and come down in price, a ready-made audience will snap up these non-traditional books.

In addition, authors on the web are acquiring new skills. We are starting to think in terms of multi-media effects due to the influence of surfing experiences. The manner in which the words appear on the page (HTML coding), non-linear (embedded hot links), visual (graphics, borders, backgrounds), music (wav, mp3 files) and so on, have an almost subliminal effect. We spend hours in front of a computer screen, researching and interacting with literally hundreds of people worldwide on a daily basis. All these experiences cannot help but affect the way authors will write in the future.

In an interview in 2003, I said "in two or three years, you will never be lost because your cell phone will have a built-in GPS (global positioning system). You will be able to download info to your cell phone, PDA or other hand-held device from the Internet at DSL speeds." Continued advances in technology will open up the ebook market to millions of new readers. The publishers who are able to stay the course will reap the benefits. 

  Lida E. Quillen, Publisher
  Twilight Times Books
  http://twilighttimesbooks.com

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--- Marion Gropen <Marion.Gropen@...> wrote:
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> I wish that there was more conversation between e-book authorities  
> and those who are still primarily print based. I think we all have  
> much to learn from each other.
> 





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