Someone wrote in [personal profile] rj_anderson 2009-05-06 02:00 pm (UTC)

You're so funny. As if anybody was worrying about your posture. You were fine.

I don't think the Espresso Book Machine should be causing any writers to despair. Quite the contrary. It means that as long as readers are asking for a book, it can be printed, even if a timid publisher has not committed to a large print run. Publishers, on the other hand, are going to have to do a major rethink of their business model if this machine catches on, which I suspect it will. A publisher's name on a book will be primarily a sign of quality, and in many cases, perhaps the sign of a certain kind of book. Their function would primarily be editing, cover design, and promotion. Personally, I think it's very exciting for authors, giving us the possibility of developing a readership slowly, instead of having to prove our worth in a narrow timeframe when many readers haven't even heard of us yet. I get so excited about the possibilities, I'm halfways tempted to go open a bookstore centered on a couple of book machines.

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