Frankly Speaking: Expanding the Concept of On-Demand Books
‘On-demand’ may be more about what book buyers want—affordability
and availability—than technology.
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Frank Romano
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We do not buy books by publisher; we buy by title, author or genre. It may be too late for publishers to set up their own stores and entice us to have accounts with all of them. Also, little standardization exists in e-book formats, so not all books will work on all e-readers. Publishers are full of indecision as they try text-only e-books versus enhanced applications, weird release schedules to protect the hardcover-book sales, restrictive digital rights management, and infighting over pricing models, discounts and distribution policies. We cling to traditional business models in an age of change.
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- Companies:
- Penguin Books
- Places:
- United States
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Frank Romano
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Frank Romano is Professor Emeritus at RIT School of Media Sciences.
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