Ebook Trends: The Year of Living Digitally
One scenario for resale could involve capturing a portion of secondary market revenue by the publisher and author—something that is impossible in the print world. However, the technical barriers to such a transaction, combined with the proprietary nature of competitive ebook platforms, and the short-term strategies of larger publishers, make this approach highly unlikely in the short term.
- People:
- John Parsons
John Parsons (john@intuideas.com), former Editorial Director of The Seybold Report, is an independent writer, ghostwriter, and editor. He is the co-author of the interactive printed textbook, Introduction to Graphic Communication, on the art, science and business of print, which has been adopted by Ryerson, Arizona State, the University of Houston, and many other schools and vocational training centers. Custom editions of the book are under consideration by major printing companies and franchises for internal training purposes.