Comment Re:The problem with eBooks is this: (Score 1) 187
To quote the Guru, "Do yourself a favour" and try BAEN Books website at http://www.baen.com.
Baen publishes SF&F in eBook formats (7 of them).
The authors get at first, IIRC, 15% of revenue and later 25% of revenue from the sale. The cost to the purchaser, US$15.00 will buy you the five to seven books in the monthly bundle.
The publisher is a moneygrabbing despot, why? Sales of the treeware books he sells have also increased since the system started. He is very happy, the authors are very happy and the consumers are even happier. Why are the authors happy? Consumers can try a book first and if they like what they read they will also buy other books, treeware and ebooks, from the same author.
Anecdotal evidence is that authors are finding that sales of their earlier books are increased after the release of their eBook.
BTW if all business people were moneygrabbing despots like Jim Baen, the world would be a very much happier place to live in.
Also, the quality of SF&F book published at Baen is, IMESHO, higher than most SF&F works published.
Gossed
Baen publishes SF&F in eBook formats (7 of them).
The authors get at first, IIRC, 15% of revenue and later 25% of revenue from the sale. The cost to the purchaser, US$15.00 will buy you the five to seven books in the monthly bundle.
The publisher is a moneygrabbing despot, why? Sales of the treeware books he sells have also increased since the system started. He is very happy, the authors are very happy and the consumers are even happier. Why are the authors happy? Consumers can try a book first and if they like what they read they will also buy other books, treeware and ebooks, from the same author.
Anecdotal evidence is that authors are finding that sales of their earlier books are increased after the release of their eBook.
BTW if all business people were moneygrabbing despots like Jim Baen, the world would be a very much happier place to live in.
Also, the quality of SF&F book published at Baen is, IMESHO, higher than most SF&F works published.
Gossed
