![]() ![]() ![]() Those authors and publishers and bookstores who embrace the future and innovate will survive and prosper." Change is painful, but change is also an opportunity. ![]() "Current conservative estimates are that 50% of book sales will be electronic within five years, perhaps sooner. Printed books won't go away, but ebooks won't go away either," continued Morrell. "Remember that just because major publishing is having trouble, that doesn't mean people have stopped reading books. there's something liberating about feeling independent and realising that your self-worth doesn't depend on approval from a business conglomerate," he said. "Some authors bemoan the changes in major publishing because they want the comfort of a nest and a support group. Morrell went on to detail his thinking about the current state of publishing on his website yesterday, where he advised authors to "free yourself from needing a surrogate parent" – just as he has done through his deal with Amazon. I'm especially excited about publishing my new thriller, The Naked Edge, in digital format, exclusively for Kindle." ![]() "I hope that my fans will be able to rediscover their favourite titles, and that new readers will have the chance to enjoy my books on their Kindles. "Publishing these 10 books in the Kindle store is a great opportunity to explore how electronic publishing enables me to give my readers additional, unique content," said Morrell, co-founder of the International Thriller Writers organisation and a three-time winner of the Bram Stoker award, in a statement. ![]()
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