eBooks and eArticles

[AndreasB]

Originally Posted by Richard T. Eger

Dear Andrew, Morten, and Ed,

I remain a printed book dinosaur.

So am I. But going through the motions of trying to get books published, with the treatment authors receive from publishing houses these days, makes me think that for at least part of our hobby E-books and E-articles are the way to go. The way this business is going is not sustainable, and if you want to have good quality research published, in many cases books are no longer an option, in my view.

All the best

Andreas

[edwest]

Originally Posted by AndreasB

So am I. But going through the motions of trying to get books published, with the treatment authors receive from publishing houses these days, makes me think that for at least part of our hobby E-books and E-articles are the way to go. The way this business is going is not sustainable, and if you want to have good quality research published, in many cases books are no longer an option, in my view.

All the best

Andreas

Dear Andreas,

You can self-publish today. Even a few copies. No need to go through any publishers.

And I hope your "not sustainable" argument is properly considered. New publishers are springing up. I would encourage you, and others, to look at positive solutions. Respectfully, it's too easy to throw up your hands and say 'this doesn't work.' What can work is people getting together and finding solutions. Personally, I won't buy anything electronic. So, perhaps an e-mail to Axel Urbanke at Luftwaffe im Focus or one to Jerry Crandall at Eagle Editions, who both self-publish, will provide ideas for going forward.



Best,
Ed