tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361005139810303893.post8870015365420738495..comments2023-09-27T07:02:54.283-05:00Comments on Pocket Jacks: Book Publishers Trying To Become The New Record CompaniesJay W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14641404051461719678noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361005139810303893.post-40592350581789161122010-02-03T11:05:23.020-06:002010-02-03T11:05:23.020-06:00Absolutely. This is exactly the thought process t...Absolutely. This is exactly the thought process that went on (and still continues) with the record companies.<br /><br />Book publishers have the benefit of seeing the result of the process play out in front of them in the music industry. Instead of learning from it they appear to be deciding to fight the same losing battle.<br /><br />The longer they delay in embracing the emerging model, the more it will cost them in the end.Jay W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14641404051461719678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361005139810303893.post-82833092758705881652010-02-03T09:05:22.140-06:002010-02-03T09:05:22.140-06:00It's possible that the big publishers aren'...It's possible that the big publishers aren't being as shortsighted as it appears at first glance. As long as publishing remains dominated by print, and expensive to do, big companies can dominate the industry and reap huge profits. The transition to ebooks means a splintering of the industry and domination by multiple small publishers much closer to the authors. There is simply no future for dinosaurs in the ebook world. I think they know this, and are trying to delay the inevitable as long as possible.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361005139810303893.post-4788814299729668372010-02-03T08:30:26.397-06:002010-02-03T08:30:26.397-06:00I really don't get it when it comes to books. ...I really don't get it when it comes to books. The cost to manufacture an eBook is what, a fraction of a penny? You sell it for $10 and make that all as profit (minus the costs of maintaining the website).<br /><br />It seems like a no brainer to at least set yourself up to succeed in that kind of market. Nobody's advocating stopping the production of paper books <em>today</em>.Jay W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14641404051461719678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6361005139810303893.post-89869355318827776232010-02-03T07:56:33.464-06:002010-02-03T07:56:33.464-06:00Whether it's politicians or "legacy"...Whether it's politicians or "legacy" industries, they typically fail to retain the economic fundamentals of Supply and Demand.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11411987620062098143noreply@blogger.com