The writing market bubbles on in mysterious ways. Here are some recent reports.
SEATTLE NEWSPAPER FOLDS PRINT TO FOCUS ON INTERNET
Last week one of Seattle’s venerable newspapers, with a history spanning almost a century and a half, signed -30- for its printed edition. The paper does intend to maintain and expand its online presence. An article at AZCENTRAL gives the details, along with information about other papers making similar decisions. The Seattle paper is the second Hearst property to follow this route, even as other Hearst properties are also hurting. Since Hearst is a major backer of Plastic Logic and its forthcoming large-size e-reader, one can expect Hearst to put a lot of hope in this new device, which should hit the market sometime this year.
AUTHOR LAUNCHES SERIALIZED NOVEL EXCLUSIVELY ON KINDLE
PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 14, 2009 – Author Joel M. Andre has set out on a new weekly series via the Amazon Kindle. The series ‘The Pentacle of Light’ will feature weekly installments. Readers can expect new installments every Monday. With the user friendly Kindle, the series can be sent out in under a minute, and helps aid the environment by cutting back on the amount of paper used to distribute the content. The weekly cost of the series is reasonable as well.
PRICE COMPARSON: AMAZON and SMASHWORDS
Canadian author releases Undercover: My Story, available at AMAZON.com $15.00 and Kindle Ebook from Smashwords.com $ 3.50. I’m fascinated by this huge price disparity. I’m guessing that the author pockets about the same profit from either, indicating the differing economics underlying print and digital books. Read the press release at PRlog.
BOOK SALES UP IN EUROPE
The International Herald Tribune on March 16 ran a front page story reporting that book sales are up in Europe, despite the recession. Some theorize that Europeans are turning to books for explanations of the financial crisis, or escape from the discouraging times. In the US, people seem to be turning more to movies, where ticket sales are up, while books sales have dipped slightly. In any case, books are not yet dead, despite the e-book hullabaloo.
MEDIABISTRO OFFERS ON-DEMAND VIDEO ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA
Wired editor Chris Anderson delivered a presentation at MediaBistro Circuss 2008 on how to create a social network that really works. This presentation seems tailor-made for modern-day writers who must promote their own work. You can view the video for a small fee at HERE. I’ve attended some MediaBistro workshops and view several of their videos. I can recommend them.
DIGI-NOVEL — WHAT’S THAT?
While talking about MediaBistro, you may wish to look at the GalleyCat blog’s entry about Digi-Novels. Yet another new way to conceive of books and marketing.
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