I see your point. I've been out of circulation just long enough that the ways electronic publishing will start effecting things makes me wonder if traditional publishing will survive the decade. Will anyone need agents in future publishing? Will Hollywood bother to buy books, or just revamp ideas, like Glen Larson and Bellasarios (sp?) do?
Traditional print publishing is doing fairly well; one of the areas in which electronic publishing seems to have done far better is erotica and porn. For obvious reasons. Those who are writing erotica for women can make a real living by writing for ebook markets.
But it's the same old story; more books, more books, more books, and at a faster rate than more buyers, which means each book sells fewer copies.
And yes, I think agents will always have a role to fill, for a variety of reasons.
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Date: 2004-09-17 07:15 pm (UTC)Traditional print publishing is doing fairly well; one of the areas in which electronic publishing seems to have done far better is erotica and porn. For obvious reasons. Those who are writing erotica for women can make a real living by writing for ebook markets.
But it's the same old story; more books, more books, more books, and at a faster rate than more buyers, which means each book sells fewer copies.
And yes, I think agents will always have a role to fill, for a variety of reasons.