tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post4904816095973046978..comments2024-03-28T01:06:38.596-07:00Comments on Maya Reynolds: Preliminary 2007 Books Stats Are OutMaya Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-7476456871081338202008-06-02T05:10:00.000-07:002008-06-02T05:10:00.000-07:00Thanks for posting these figures and for your earl...Thanks for posting these figures and for your earlier posts on sales figures. They are a potent tonic to the shrill posts on the newsgroups foreseeing the demise of the industry. These are usually posted by self-publishers or epublishers who devoutly wish the traditional publishers that rejected them will fail.<BR/><BR/>I have nothing against ebooks or self-publishing per se, a good book is a good book, but traditional publishing is still the way to go if you want to make a living at writing. I don't know how I'd pay to mortgage if I only wrote ebooks or had to pay for publication.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the publishing industry is in flux, but I have a feeling it always has been. The midlists is shrinking, and smaller companies are being gobbled up by bigger ones. It's a tough business, so it's important to read the sensible blogs. Keep at it!Sean McLachlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778503397743759469noreply@blogger.com