Michael Selden's Blog - Posts Tagged "publishing"
Where is book publishing going?
The music industry underwent a radical change as the technology and ability for small independent labels to create and distribute took off—from a centralized top-down mothership paradigm to one of small independent labels, often owned by the artists themselves.
The same thing is in the process of happening now for books. Just as in the music industry, writers need help too. It isn't enough to have a good idea, you need to be able to bounce it off other writers, editors, and to assemble graphics artists and designers to help you bring your book to its potential and a network of available venues as well as respected reviewers to help get the word out. All of these exist today, although its behind the music industry by some years.
I think most people would say they know where it's heading, but how it will it get there? And what will the roles be for the professionals in the future? Will they be aligned with large organizations? or will most people freelance and will we have dynamic networks of collaborators that morph from book to book?
What's missing?
The same thing is in the process of happening now for books. Just as in the music industry, writers need help too. It isn't enough to have a good idea, you need to be able to bounce it off other writers, editors, and to assemble graphics artists and designers to help you bring your book to its potential and a network of available venues as well as respected reviewers to help get the word out. All of these exist today, although its behind the music industry by some years.
I think most people would say they know where it's heading, but how it will it get there? And what will the roles be for the professionals in the future? Will they be aligned with large organizations? or will most people freelance and will we have dynamic networks of collaborators that morph from book to book?
What's missing?
