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Wed Jan 06,
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The E-book as Argued on CBC Radio

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I was on CBC Radio’s The Current this morning. You can download the podcast here.

I discussed/argued the e-book with journalist Noah Richler and David Kent, President of HarperCollins Canada. It was pretty entertaining. I was coming at it from the perspective of a writer, particularly one without the benefit at this current point in time of a publishing deal with a multinational corporate-owned publisher. (Interestingly enough, the producer who contacted me told me she was having trouble finding a writer willing to talk about e-books and publishing…)

So my take on it: small presses and independents are shut out of the chain bookstores that comprise the majority of the marketplace. Furthermore, even those writers who are published by a big company are finding themselves marginalized if they can’t generate significant sales. From that point of view, the e-book can only help writers who won’t find their books stacked up at Indigo or Barnes & Noble anytime soon. 

Obviously this is a complicated and divisive issue but I think the situation is relatively dire in terms of access — there are 10,000 plus books published every year in Canada alone, but how many of them will you see browsing through your Superstore? I think the ebook will benefit independents and small presses, and those writers who are increasingly finding for-profit publishing a difficult fit for what they want to achieve. And what about books that fall out of print in a shockingly short amount of time? Things can only get better for writers in terms of ongoing sustained access to the marketplace.

 
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Fri Jan 08,
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business lead

hey Hal ,

seen the podcast , u have done a pretty cool at CBC.  i agree with ur views.

Mon Jan 11,
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Amanda

I am 3/4 of the way through Peep Diaries. And just started it last night. Love it so far…but…did you realize there’s no Chapter 4 and two Chapter 6’s? That could be a problem.

Anyways, absolutely love the book and will take out your others from the library ASAP, and of course will write my review on it on GoodReads sometime tomorrow!

Thu Jan 28,
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robert

An e-book(for electronic book: also ebook) is the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed book.Such documents are usually read on personal computers,or on dedicated hardware devices known as e-book readers or e-book devices.Facebook Layouts

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Ashley

WOW! I didn’t apperceive they were accepting all of that. I’d giving my indorse arm for that loving of disproof.
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