I was checking my library for books bought this year, looking for books originally published also this year, and I realized something.
Most books I bought since January are one or two years old. Part of it is that I buy frequently from
StoryBundle, and those books are usually not the most recent in the writer's catalogue. Not "ancient", mind you, but not "current".
Then, some of it is that I'm still discovering new writers. This is indie's world "fault". New writers, old writers gone indie, new distribution channels. I'm not sure if I'm before my time or not in my habits as a reader. Pioneer? Early adopter? As an English language reader or as a Spanish citizen? Mainstream or Science Fiction?
Kris has written on
discoverability before. And about the produce model. I don't think, at this stage, that it's in question that the big ones are having trouble changing gears.
But so are we.
More so than them, considering how easily they've changed, as far as I know, their contracts to reflect this. But... Were do we look for new
writers. Not books from a writer we enjoy, but a new one. We used to have certain channels for that, more or less controlled by publishers.
Now, we don't. Not really. Yes, amazon. And Goodreads. Sure. And podcasts. But, see, everyone
knows the book is not going out of print. There's no hurry. No penalty if you discover a book several months later. Amazon, Kobo, CreateSpace will be happy to send you a copy.
And the qualification requirements for prizes will have lapsed. So, the same old imprints will be there.
Thoughts? Take care.
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