http://www.publishingtalk.eu/business-models/who-needs-publishers/ Mashing up Books and Social Media Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.publishingtalk.eu/business-models/who-needs-publishers/#comment-114 Lookman Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:48:52 +0000 http://www.publishingtalk.eu/blog/ebooks/who-needs-publishers/#comment-114 I am sure you are talking about the US. In the UK, printed book sales have increased mainly due to discounting. However many of the problems you mention about limited range and in bookshops is universal. I propose this is due to fears of a recession, the literary merit of books and the celebrity cult. Fears recession I need say no more than it is motivated by commercial constraints. Asking for literary merit in children's books is putting off readers with poor skills, the want to be entertained. Lastly, celebrity books looks like a great idea except they often are not original works. The may fill the bookshops in busts of buyers but they give no long-term future for the industry, unless it is trivia we are looking for. I have seen some appalling books sold just because of advertising and marketing revenues backing them. It is quality of enthralling reads, which will keep people coming to bookshops and other media. I am sure you are talking about the US. In the UK, printed book sales have increased mainly due to discounting. However many of the problems you mention about limited range and in bookshops is universal. I propose this is due to fears of a recession, the literary merit of books and the celebrity cult. Fears recession I need say no more than it is motivated by commercial constraints. Asking for literary merit in children’s books is putting off readers with poor skills, the want to be entertained. Lastly, celebrity books looks like a great idea except they often are not original works. The may fill the bookshops in busts of buyers but they give no long-term future for the industry, unless it is trivia we are looking for.
I have seen some appalling books sold just because of advertising and marketing revenues backing them. It is quality of enthralling reads, which will keep people coming to bookshops and other media.

]]> http://www.publishingtalk.eu/business-models/who-needs-publishers/#comment-113 JB’s Circuit » Who needs publishers? Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:01:25 +0000 http://www.publishingtalk.eu/blog/ebooks/who-needs-publishers/#comment-113 [...] Even book publishers are asking this question:  Who Needs Publishers? [...] [...] Even book publishers are asking this question:  Who Needs Publishers? [...]

]]> http://www.publishingtalk.eu/business-models/who-needs-publishers/#comment-112 Cheri Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:45:52 +0000 http://www.publishingtalk.eu/blog/ebooks/who-needs-publishers/#comment-112 related article - http://tinyurl.com/6658r2 related article – http://tinyurl.com/6658r2

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