Digital Publishing Opens Doors To New Writers

Established authors who publish books regularly may not be as happy about the changes in the publishing industry being brought about by the advent of digital publishing as new writers. This is because many new writers whose names are unknown are finding a way to get their material into the public eye without paying to have their works published in book form.

Digital publishing is the new trend in distribution of written material, especially nonfiction works. Authors, publishing houses and others are finding that by distributing at least a portion of new works to retailers and potential readers in digital, downloadable format at no charge is generating interest in the complete works in a way that traditional promotion tours and book signings was never able to match.

Additionally, offering books in digital format for download at prices that are a fraction of the current rates charged for print copies is increasing the readership of works that may have never seen the light of day without the advent of digital ebooks and ebook readers.

Even writers with established reputations and readerships are offering the opening chapters of upcoming works in digital format on their own websites as a means of whetting the appetites of their fans in anticipation of new releases.