suttonnickCould the arrival of ebooks really endanger the writing itself? That's the view of the Booker prize winning author Graham Swift. He believes that digital publishing could threaten the livelihood of authors in the future because they are being paid too little. He himself was able to give up teaching and become a full time author after the commercial success of his 1983 novel, Waterland. He went on to win the Booker Prize with Last Orders. As part of our series on the future of the book, I talked to Graham Swift - in a rare interview - and asked whether it made any difference to him whether the reader was clasping a printed book.
ChrisChartrandSounds exciting Greg. One caveat I'm sure you probably already know about, but is worth repeating is Amazon's contract item that states you can't put work out in other venues for less than what you price it for on Amazon. Not a problem unless you are wanting to use the same item for promotional use (ie. give-aways). Anyway, as I said, sure you're aware but just thought I'd mention it especially in conjunction with an iphone app. Cheers.
play0:00 / 11:03A conversation between Tim Borton of art book distributor Art Data and Richard West, editor of photography magazine Source about the stat...