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E-Books: Unintended Consequences

Posted on: May 27th, 2011 by Warren Adler 5 Comments

While I have often patted myself on the back for recognizing more than fifteen years ago that e-books would one day surpass the printed book as the ultimate first choice of dedicated readers everywhere, I had not reckoned on the unintended consequences of an unfiltered tsunami of self-published books that would one day overtake the traditional distribution patterns of the publishing industry.

The number of self-published e-books has surpassed and will continue to surpass, by far, books published through the time-honored process of editing and distribution that has been the practice of publishing companies for centuries.

My Book Problem

Posted on: April 7th, 2011 by Warren Adler 10 Comments

In another few weeks, I will be moving to another apartment in the same building in Manhattan where I have spent the past few years. While moving in itself is a traumatic event as everyone knows, my principal problem is books.

I have a huge collection of books. In the three or four major moves in my lifetime I have culled, boxed, given away and donated thousands of books. During each nesting experience, however, I have acquired yet more books and have repeated the culling process each time. I could never pass a bookstore without buying one or more books.

The iPad and the Dedicated Reader

Posted on: March 22nd, 2010 by Warren Adler 5 Comments

I am a great fan of Apple products, own an Apple computer and an iPhone, but I am not yet convinced that the upcoming iPad will dominate as the reading device of choice for e-books. This does not mean that it won’t find its place for all the other applications, especially games and movies and the avalanche of coming iPad apps. Indeed, the technical aspects of the reading experience might even be somewhat superior, albeit temporary, to what is now available in reading devices exclusive to e-books e.g. Kindle and the SONY reader.

The iPad. Not For the Dedicated Reader

Posted on: January 29th, 2010 by Warren Adler 11 Comments

I have my doubts that the new Apple iPad will be the panacea for traditional publishers who have been seeking ways to stem the engulfing tide of the e-book revolution that threatens to overwhelm their bottom line.