I’ve been following a few of the trailblazers in the e-book movement, folks like Seth Godin and Joe Konrath. But I’m always interested to hear from other people. Sometimes all the attention ends up on a few authors who do very well, but that success doesn’t trickle down to the rest of us.
Which is why I found this blog post by Vincent Zandri, sent to me by Daron Fraley, interesting. The author gives 8 reasons why e-books are good not only for him, but for his publisher and agent as well.
You really should read the entire post, but here are the first two reasons he gives for his love of e-books:
“1. I make far more money per unit sold. So does my publisher and so does my agent, and so long as they’re happy, they will want to continue working with me. And my novels are EBook bestsellers so that means my work is popular.
“2. I have more control as an author. My rights aren’t locked up in some NYC vault for ten years. Also, I don’t have to wait a full year for a book to be published. EBooks can be edited, proofed, delivered, and published within a few short weeks, increasing their earning capacity by leaps and bounds. And once they are published, they will always be published and always be making money. If one day I decide to start publishing my own books, I will make twice the money per unit I’m earning now.”
