Comments on: On demand books published exceed the number of traditionally published books http://www.teleread.org/2009/05/19/on-demand-books-published-exceed-the-number-of-traditionally-published-books/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:24:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve Jordan http://www.teleread.org/2009/05/19/on-demand-books-published-exceed-the-number-of-traditionally-published-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1060824 Steve Jordan Tue, 19 May 2009 19:37:18 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=22158#comment-1060824 On-demand targeting of your market is more point-efficient when you aren't held a slave to mass-market economies of scale. That's one of the realities of the 21st century that publishers will have to get used to... Anyway, on one hand it's nice to see the figures (someone should alert the "people don't read anymore" pundits). On the other hand, I'd still rather see more people going electronic instead of POD, and saving a few (million) trees. On-demand targeting of your market is more point-efficient when you aren’t held a slave to mass-market economies of scale. That’s one of the realities of the 21st century that publishers will have to get used to…

Anyway, on one hand it’s nice to see the figures (someone should alert the “people don’t read anymore” pundits). On the other hand, I’d still rather see more people going electronic instead of POD, and saving a few (million) trees.

]]> By: Kerry http://www.teleread.org/2009/05/19/on-demand-books-published-exceed-the-number-of-traditionally-published-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1060812 Kerry Tue, 19 May 2009 19:17:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=22158#comment-1060812 I hate to sound dumb, but is this a comparison of new traditional titles to TOTAL books printed POD, or a comparison of new traditional titles to new POD titles? Less significant if it's the former case. And wouldn't there be significant overlap--i.e., wouldn't a new traditional title that's also printed POD count in both categories? Interesting numbers, either way. I hate to sound dumb, but is this a comparison of new traditional titles to TOTAL books printed POD, or a comparison of new traditional titles to new POD titles? Less significant if it’s the former case. And wouldn’t there be significant overlap–i.e., wouldn’t a new traditional title that’s also printed POD count in both categories? Interesting numbers, either way.

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