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In his article, Mike Elgan lists six reasons why e-books might be the next best thing after all. On why people will prefer e-books, he says it will be because

1. The economy lends itself to "value-for-money" options such as the Kindle

2. People are becoming increasingly conscious of the environment an… Continue

Among the many blogs I regularly visit, one is Joe Wikert's. The blog introduces me to new developments in the publishing world, albeit in the US, and, in a sense, allows us at CinnamonTeal a preview of what to expect here in India.

One post that recently caught my attention is this one. It features Joe's interview of Christina Katz, the author of a new book titled Get Known Before the… Continue

An article that explains why publishers will still opt for the "blockbuster strategy"

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123093737793850127.html

Times have changed and so has, it seems, publishing. There is a raging debate on whether publishing as we know it will die. Will e-books, Kindle and the Sony Reader take over? Is there time for physical books (now you have to specify which books you are referring to) nowadays?

Or are these discussions merely academic. In the "new age", the medium does not matter. Content is king. Napster showed that with music and the Kindle did it with books. People want good music and good books and will worr… Continue

Like this story suggests, some bookstores in the US are experimenting with the idea of selling books on a non-returnable basis. In India, as I suspect is the case elsewhere too, books are stocked in bookstores on a consignment basis. That means there is no incentive for booksellers to actually sell the books. Along with large discounts, the concept of consignment-based purchases leaves publ… Continue