Editorial Continued

Rather than printing hundreds of back catalgoue titles and holding stock on the off chance of the odd sale, the P.O.D. printing seems to offer a greener alternative.

The other major benefit that will shape the future of publishing, comes yet again from the popularity of P.O.D. with up-and-coming authors. The reliance on literary agents and publishers is slowly diminishing, as writers can now publish and supply their first couple of books without the constant agony of rejection. With the advent of amazon and strong on-line promotion, even minor titles can, with good promotion, achieve reasonable sales figures.

Finally we have the looming presence of the E-BOOK. This facet of the industry has no middle-ground, you either love it or hate it. there are those who will cling to the classic book and resist the temptation of the e-book, the rest will dabble or adopt this 'revelation in reading' with zeal.

I am probaly in the former camp, I love my BOOK, I love the feel, the comfort and the pure joy of reading a paperback or similar. My best guess is that the traditional book and the e reader will bump along in a strange form of consonance until one eclipses the opther.

Roger Lean

Bookopedia 2008