A Publisher's Conversation with Authors: Publishing Contortions as the Industry Becomes Ever More Digital and the Significance for Authors
It is Tuesday. Monday's madness is over, and Wednesday will take us over the hump, so Tuesday it is--for some serious discussion with authors. Tuesday talks mean to address authors in waiting and self-published authors who would like to go a more traditional route or who would at least like to take their steps with a publisher by their side. Today's post discusses a seismic change in the book publishing industry. More than a decade in the making, digital publishing has moved to overtake print publishing, whether it is online journals or ebooks published in advance (and sometimes in lieu) of paperbacks. That move is propelled by a growing younger population that has grown up digitally and the greater ease for authors to self-published in digital formats. That, however, creates a quandary for publishers. AI compounds the rate of change by bringing a new component to writing. Take a look at this article about one of the most established and respected magazines: National ...