Traditional book publishing formally pronounced dead
Though we’ve all seen the writing on the wall (another form of dying publishing medium), this announcement from Seth Godin kind of makes it official.
Seth Godin to Stop Publishing Books
Here’ is what Seth Godin – veteran of 12 NY Times Bestselling books, has to say:
“I’ve decided not to publish any more books in the traditional way. 12 for 12 and I’m done. I like the people, but I can’t abide the long wait, the filters, the big push at launch, the nudging to get people to go to a store they don’t usually visit to buy something they don’t usually buy, to get them to pay for an idea in a form that’s hard to spread … I really don’t think the process is worth the effort that it now takes to make it work. I can reach 10 or 50 times as many people electronically.
No, it’s not ‘better’, but it’s different. So while I’m not sure what format my writing will take, I’m not planning on it being the 1907 version of hardcover publishing any longer.”
BAM! Look inside what he says here for the truth about the publishing paradigm:
