Thanks, that helps. I'd take some heart as the book industry at least seems a bit noisier than the others (which makes sense bc lower barrier to entry). And it doesn't hurt that they agree with my overall conclusion. :P
And ah yes how could I forget 'future rights holders' in my who's-this-for list? Yet again a big discussion in wrestling (and sports) bc as you shift from making money off the gate to making money off broadcast/library rights, it becomes more about, what kind of program do high-paying advertisers want (one that appeals to white college-educated men under 40, a demo that is obsessively tracked). I think film & books are a bit less depressing here bc the ad situation isn't the same as tv.
But yeah, seems like books aren't quite as bad as film, tv, music, video games. Yet. So this really is the time to get to work. One thing I do (in addition to just buying from small presses) is request my library buy books. I've had pretty good success there & all the ones they bought also had at least a 2-month wait-list on publication. I think we also need to figure out the ebook problem. Bc I think that kindle is a big driver toward consolidation. But obviously this is a hard one. I know medium presses have some success with drm-free or watermarked but I assume it's not viable at smaller levels or everyone would do it.
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And ah yes how could I forget 'future rights holders' in my who's-this-for list? Yet again a big discussion in wrestling (and sports) bc as you shift from making money off the gate to making money off broadcast/library rights, it becomes more about, what kind of program do high-paying advertisers want (one that appeals to white college-educated men under 40, a demo that is obsessively tracked). I think film & books are a bit less depressing here bc the ad situation isn't the same as tv.
But yeah, seems like books aren't quite as bad as film, tv, music, video games. Yet. So this really is the time to get to work. One thing I do (in addition to just buying from small presses) is request my library buy books. I've had pretty good success there & all the ones they bought also had at least a 2-month wait-list on publication. I think we also need to figure out the ebook problem. Bc I think that kindle is a big driver toward consolidation. But obviously this is a hard one. I know medium presses have some success with drm-free or watermarked but I assume it's not viable at smaller levels or everyone would do it.