Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Authors Feel Pinch in Age of E-Books

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703369704575461542987870022.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth


Another technical advancement that further adds to the ranks of the unemployed as well as depletes the sources to choose from.


It has always been tough for literary fiction writers to get their work published by the top publishing houses. But the digital revolution that is disrupting the economic model of the book industry is having an outsize impact on the careers of literary writers.

Priced much lower than hardcovers, many e-books generate less income for publishers



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