Here in one small image: the end of publishing

Or at least, the end of publishing as we understand it. Consider this fact:In one month there were more than 100,000 new book releases on Amazon Kindle.I took this screen capture last week and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Two extreme ways of looking at this:

One: Electronicself-publishing hasdemocratizedthe book industry. It’s an embarrassment of riches.

Two: We are caught up in a tidal wave with no refuge in sight. It’s an embarrassment.

There’s a weird disconnect in the mind of m...