Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: This is a meatier one than usual with a ton of links that could have been individual Things themselves, including the Bonus video. I couldn’t even squeeze in the article I co-wrote for Publishing Perspectives last week about the death throes of data-driven publishing, but you should read it anyway. If you usually only read my commentary, while that’s flattering, this is definitely the one you’ll want to click through everything! _ONE Authors Guild Looks at Why Author Incomes Are in Decline | Jim Milliot Since e-books were first introduced, authors and publishers have worried that the lack of “friction”—i.e. the need to go to the library to pick up a book—would lead to a surge in e-book lending at the expense of sales. According to survey results, the data suggests that is indeed happening: active library members were found to buy 42% fewer new books than non-members, and the substitution effect is strongest for the most popular, widely…
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