ebooks "a smoke and mirrored mess"?

[In the first of these two the writer casts justifiable doubts over the meanings of the Apple book download figures; but himself appears unable to comprehend there is ebook life beyond the big publishers and retailers.
In the second Huffington Posts asks if ebooks will remove the mid-list author. The writer dances round it bit - but interestingly ;-)]


Ebook Market Needs Transparency, And Fast
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eBook market is becoming a smoke and mirrored mess
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/27689
http://digitalbookworld.com/2010/ebook-market-needs-transparency-and-fast/

Will Ebooks Make Midlist Authors Extinct?
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Portends to destroy the economic foundation that supports a large class of writers known as midlist authors
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/27694
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-mcgrath-morris/will-ebooks-make-midlist_b_606572.html
 "No one," he said, "is going to wrap up an electronic file."





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