Literary Agent Steve Laube posted this link on his blog yesterday. Read it and let me know what you think. What are your publishing predictions for 2012?
It’s a given about the e-books really taking off. I mean, bookstores are closing down and more and more people are purchasing Kindles and Nooks. I thought it was interesting what some of them said about self-publishing. It appears that some of those who commented on the link above felt that more authors would be self-publishing since the publishing model for commercial publishers wasn’t set up for e-pubbed titles. I do know that commercial publishers are re-releasing old titles as e-books, but the authors may not be getting a fair percentage of the cover price.
It kind of makes you wonder about the roles of editors and literary agents. Will their roles be changing in 2012?
So, after reading the above-mentioned link, share your thoughts. What are your publishing predictions for 2012?
I agree that sales from ebooks will take off. They are more affordable than traditional print books and provide instant gratification. You can purchase a book on Kindle any time of day or night.
I also think more writers will turn to indie publishers or self publish. The industry has been turning its nose up at self publishing, but 2012 may be the year to see more of it. It could lead to many authors’ success.
I think people look down upon self-pubbed books a lot less now than they used to. I’ve noticed many traditionally-published authors (mostly romance) making self-pubbed books. Some make lots of $$$, others not so much. I honestly don’t think I could move a lot of copies if I had a self-pubbed e-book because my platform is not very huge. It’ll be interesting to see what happens, though. Thanks for commenting, Brandi.