I found an interesting article talking about e-books from the authors' perspective. Some of them actually find success with the e-book format, while they had been rejected from traditional publishers for years. Konrath, a self-published author, declare:
""I am a guy who had his butt kicked by the industry for 20 years, and now I'm showing other authors what they can do so they don't have to go through the same thing," he says. "Traditional book publishers are just serving drinks on the Titanic." Konrath has seen his income from his self-published e-book sales go from $1,400 in April 2009 to $68,000 in April 2011."
Other authors began with great e-book sales but later decided to contract a traditional publisher in order to reach a larger audience. For example, Hocking who was formerly self-publishing her e-books, now decided to turn to a professional publishing house.
"Several self-published e-book superstars — most famously Amanda Hocking — have landed headline-making contracts with major publishing houses, which will be releasing their titles in print and digital formats (...).
"I wanted to reach more readers," Hocking says. She points out that most people — particularly the young teens she writes for — do not own iPads or e-readers. Hocking says it's about the story, not the device. "I wanted to write a fun book, not start a revolution."
Finally, authors simply prefer being dealing with traditional publishers so they can focus on writing. Andrew Martin, a publisher says:
"An established publishing house lets the author do what he does best — write — while the publisher offers expert marketing, editing, production and aggressive protection against e-books being illegally pirated."
Source: USA TODAY Newspaper, Deirdre Donahue
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/story/2011-12-14/self-published-authors-ebooks/51851058/1
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