I have read two articles recently one was from a newspaper and the other in the writers mag. I found them very, very interesting and wanted to share what they said. Firstly the newspaper article stated that around 26 % of adult fiction sold was self published or their own editions, particularly pointing to amazon. Amazon has already revealed that the best selling author for 2011 was a first time novelist, selling 250,000 copies. A number of publishers are looking at signing up this author for more books. Another author who sold over 40,000 copies their book have been snapped up by Harper Collins. E-book sales rose 20% in 2010 and the figures for 2011 are expected to be a further 25%.
It is becoming more apparent that with the right pitch and story even unknown authors who would have taken years and many rejections are getting their work seen and read.
The second article I read was that although there is a rise in e-books one type of book that is still having a high demand and impact to be printed, are picture books, even e-book junkies are favoring p-books for their children. Working in a school with children I can see exactly where they are coming from.
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