Writing and Reading

Now let’s talk about validation here, people! What have I been saying about the publishing industry? What have many people been saying? Amen to Nathan Bransford, numerous articles, blah blah blah–

All this talk about the Kindle, the eReader, iPhone’s Stanza–are we really seeing publishing go digital? Or is this just speculation?

I have to admit, I do feel like I’m beating a dead cow with a crowbar here (at least I can get hamburgers out of that–you can’t do that with dead horses, unless you like the meat *shrugs*), but when I came across this video, I immediately felt a sort of boom to my brain about the possibilities and positive outlook of the changing book industry. As drastic as it is, as negative as it can be, the ultimate swing is pointing UP. Change fluctuates, but ultimately everything about the industry will go UP. Especially for authors.

Media 7 interviewed Stephanie Johnson, a writer, Nicola Legat of Random House and Graham Beattie of Bookman on the state of the publishing industry; and let me tell you, it was refreshing hearing them discuss openly about everything we’re seeing concerning publishing–e-book vs. print, mass book production vs. print-on-demand, reading in the tub vs. reading on a 4-hour trip by airplane (the video will illustrate that point, I promise). You know, things like that.

Check out this video, please.

The negative spin we sometimes hear about the book industry needs to die. Come to think of it, ALL things negative need to die. After all, we are authors–an authors don’t need negativity. As Dumbledore would say, “It doesn’t do to dwell on [bad] dreams, Harry, and forget to live….”

So true, so true.