1. The Future of the Book
Sunday, October 10, 2010

2. <not important>
• Cedric Chin • Eli James (.org)
• @shadowsun7 • novelr.com
• Computer Science • pandamian.com
• fiction2.0
• Brantley fic20 list
Sunday, October 10, 2010

3. Publishing Today
Sunday, October 10, 2010

4. Economics of a Book
USD $26 Hardcover
$3.90 - Author Royalties
$1.80 - Paper, Binding, Printing
$1.00 Distribution
$4.60 - Rent, Editors, Sales Force,
Unearned Author Advances
$13 - Publisher
Sunday, October 10, 2010

5. Economics of a Book
• Bookstores return 35% of all hardcovers
• Publishers make a loss on a majority of
their catalog
Sunday, October 10, 2010

6. Low Margins
• Risky business
• Hard to get published
Sunday, October 10, 2010

7. Digital Publishing
Sunday, October 10, 2010

8. eBooks
ePub
Sunday, October 10, 2010

9. XML-based formats
Sunday, October 10, 2010

10. Bookfuture
Sunday, October 10, 2010

11. What Problem Does The
Publishing Industry Solve?
Sunday, October 10, 2010

12. Richard Nash
Sunday, October 10, 2010

13. Problem with eBooks
• Craig Mod
• HTML-based books
• The annotated book
Sunday, October 10, 2010

14. Web Fiction
Sunday, October 10, 2010

15. Pandamian
Social Books
Cursor
Sunday, October 10, 2010

16. Questions?
Sunday, October 10, 2010

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