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more about #patricknielsenhayden Meirelle: I haaaate ebooks. There's just something about printed books that can't be captured digitally. People say it's easier to carry an ebook around, but re... more » QimatElephant: It's a really long time since I had involvement with fanfic, and PNH has it right about how it was in those days. It took real cost and effort to publ... more » Robotech_Master: I wonder if pnh is the mysterious unnamed editor of science fiction quoted here: [archive.salon.com] 'An editor of science-fiction books that I know... more » Snowshifter: I'm not sure I'm convinced about digital books. Yes, the access to vast libraries of works and the potentially low cost of individual e-books does see... more » NaomiTydeus: Here are all the reasons why an ebook might not be available: The author doesn't want the book to be available ; the author is having a dispute with t... more » RebeccaAlcmaeon: One brief note to everyone: It's not "Mr. Hayden," it's "Mr. Nielsen Hayden." It used to be "Mr Hayden," but then he married Teresa Nielsen, and now b... more » Blue Tyson: "We don't want to let one player become choke point; we don't want to be a hapless manufacturer in the thrall of Walmart or something." Well, a lot o... more » BelladonnaMemnon: Seriously? Boycott digital books? I hope this is tongue in cheek. Your rant about the problems digital creates for you reveals an inability to unders... more » Zachery M.: I used to hate the idea of e-books with a fiery passion. I'd get into all sorts of arguments over how stupid they were and the importance of artifact... more » Golem100: It took me a while to come around to ebooks but now I think they're the greatest thing since grits. I've read over 100 books on various PDAs (latest ... more » gorehound: At this point I havce such a huge library that I do not care what happens to the masses out there.I personally own around 800 rare 1st ed. scifi's and... more » Michael_GR: Mr. Hayden, as a representative of a major publishing house, please take into account the fact that there are other e-book readers and other markets. ... more » KosstAmojan: The Good: I like this article, like Mr. Hayden, I love reading fanfics (just came from SpaceBattles actually). The Bad: Tor isn't very good with dis... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: In 1993/4, it was only a gopher server? Really? The husband and I had a full-fledged web site back then, and we've never sold anything or been a compa... more » bookwench: I'm an e-book addict because so many of them are FREEEEEE. Gutenberg is my mecca, my true library love, my bestest webfriend; Random House e-reads are... more » MrFlake: I still can't deal with reading novels on a screen, anything longer than a few pages of text makes my brain melt. I think I've finished maybe 12 book... more » Eridani: Kindle rights are a subject near and dear to my heart. Since getting my Kindle last month, I've spent a couple hundred bucks on books for it. I'd li... more » namanintx: I'm glad this guy likes fan fiction. It pisses me off when authors get offended when regular people write fan fiction using their material. Writers o... more » Eldritch: Very interesting article. Maybe an i09er can help me. I've been going through the back logs of i09 posts, looking for a book that was featured or re... more » Rasselas: Artists shouldn't have "treat them extra nice" rules. What about LiveJournalers? more » -
#publishingfuturism
Tor Editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden On the Future of SF Books
With the publishing industry in freefall, what is going to happen to science fiction books? I asked Tor Books senior editor and manager of SF and fantasy Patrick Nielsen Hayden. He thinks the changes coming will be slow but weird. More » -
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The Future Of Science Fiction Publishing Is In Cyberspace
A panel of science fiction writers and editors recently met at a publishing conference to discuss how blogs and internet marketing have affected the publishing industry and what their impact will be going forward. More »
