A long-term analysis of publishing by Shatzkin
How big will self-publishing get? Mike has written another excellent article you should read: Over the long run, things will almost certainly change in very big ways because of the inexorable forces eroding publisher margins described above. I wouldn’t be surprised to see only two or three big trade publishers as soon as ten years from now. I’d expect that the two recent plateaus we’ve reached, with ebook sales stabilizing in relation to print and with bookstores … Continue reading →