I recently read an interesting article on how to save the book publishing industry. The link to the article is below, but first my thoughts. The problems facing the book publishing industry will create opportunities for creative-thinking publishers and new entrants. If we think about driving forces, we still have millions of people writing books and even more people seeking to be educated and entertained.

As a short-run digital printer, I’ve often looked into the future and thought that in this new age, digital printers may be in a good position. The way I see it, once ebooks find their place among readers and are downloaded much like music is on itunes, then an entire new distribution system will emerge. Readers may use ebooks to browse/read many titles and then some of these readers may order hard copies. In addition, while hard copy book sales may decrease, I doubt they will go away entirely in my lifetime.

The key to driving this change may be as simple as changing the pricing structure. This is the point of the article I found at http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/5/how_to_save_the_book_publishing_indus You might want to click on over and read. It’s quite interesting.