HI BB, Good for Joe. But, always you do not get the point. The big publishing houses are to date still the motor of the book industry. Like dinosaurs they are getting there. Also, do not forget the evolutionary wise most successful are direct descendants of dinosaurs. More and more magazines and newspapers are becoming electronic. The music industry has gone the same way. In one respect you are right. it is either evolve or become extinct. regards Keith. Am 26.10.2010 um 09:47 schrieb Bowerbird@aol.com:

keith said:

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if the big publishing houses finally stated that they will produce electronic version of the majority of their books published, that would be news.

keith, you amuse me.

the big publishing houses are the _dinosaurs_ in this revolution...

if you think their actions -- in any way, shape, or form -- constitute "news" when it comes to e-books, you are badly and sadly mistaken.

the news is that the dinosaurs are going down. look at the mammals.

the mammals are the authors who have already learned that they can eliminate the middlemen publishers by uploading directly to amazon.

if you want to listen in where the mammals hang out, try here:

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http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/

joe konrath discovered -- quite by accident -- that he can pay his mortgage by selling kindle-books, and he is spreading the word...

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