Good evening.
I shall respond to the statements below.
Audiobook sales are pretty much exactly like album sales. The publishers see
most of the revenue from it, whereas the authors get stuck with very little.
And, indeed, there are quite a few authors now who are releasing their books
online first, knowing they'll be downloaded, given away, whatever, and
knowing that'll transfer over into more direct interactions with readers.
That, in turn, will generate more revenue that goes directly to the author.
Why do you think publishers are now getting all uppity because people are
being drawn more to ebooks? They don't get as much of a kickback from
it--the author gets more of the money then. That's why you see, if you
actually bother to read about it, publishers pulling their selections from
Amazon and companies like that. If a book is good enough, people will pay
for it anyway, whether they've purchased it or not. Because, and rightly so,
authors do deserve to be compensated for the work. But they're more likely
to pay for it in methods that go directly to the author if that's the case,
and bypass the publishers entirely.
This very accurate and concisely articulated argument is exactly why the
current business model is a slowly dying dinosaur. Whether we are talking
about the publishing houses or the music industry as we have known it,
technology is giving authors, song writers, and recording artists more
options than they have ever had before. Both industries are filing law
suits, slandering our names, and doing every trick to pull all the stops to
protect their vested interests that grew up out of and have thrived on
oligopolies which have held dictatorial control over deciding whose works
are published or recorded, and the take or leave price basis for charging
the public. Technology is the enemy of the big houses because authors,
artists, and consumers finally have a means of fighting back.
That is why this antiquated business model is doomed to fail.
Best regards
Rob Tabor
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