I'll write more about this in the future, but my vision has two big elements:
1. Authors are going to have to do more than just emit words into manuscripts. Ebook formatting will be as essential a skill as word processing is right now. Ditto editing, especially in fiction. Too much of the need for editing is an excuse for lazy writing.
2. Publishers will gradually morph into author co-ops, in which authors share online resources but ultimately create their own books. The key is that authors will own and control the process, though the transformation won't be complete until all printing is POD printing.
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1. Authors are going to have to do more than just emit words into manuscripts. Ebook formatting will be as essential a skill as word processing is right now. Ditto editing, especially in fiction. Too much of the need for editing is an excuse for lazy writing.
2. Publishers will gradually morph into author co-ops, in which authors share online resources but ultimately create their own books. The key is that authors will own and control the process, though the transformation won't be complete until all printing is POD printing.
The days of the 55% retail discount are numbered.