As E-book Sales Grow, So Does Disintermediation

The shift from print to e-books could mean lower total revenue — a powerful incentive for authors to start looking for alternative types of publishing arrangements.

The economics of e-books are developing on terms far more favorable to authors than traditional publishers, and those trend lines will be increasingly problematic for the latter. The shift from print to e-books could mean lower total revenue, with more of it going to authors -- a powerful incentive for authors to start looking for other types of publishing arrangements.

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