For novelists, the days of sending manuscripts to dozens of publishers and anxiously awaiting a reply may soon be over. Thousands of writers who use online literature
networks like teen-friendly Movellas or Penguin's Book Country, are
already receiving instant feedback, altering texts on a whim and having
their work read by the public no matter what a publisher thinks.
The
internet has torn down the walled gardens of a previously closed
industry as anyone can publish their texts with a few clicks -- a change
which is also creating demand for industry newcomers."Publishers don't want the same to happen to them that happened to the music industry," said Per Larsen, chief executive of Danish online startup Movellas. "They know the publishing business model has been broken."
http://wtr.mn/wPDLBN
No comments:
Post a Comment