But there's something that digital books make possible--having a work available not months, not weeks, but 72 hours after its writing. No printer needed. No shipping. Just a book, its editing, its images, and electronic distribution.
From Publishers Marketplace:
This week Adams Media published Newsday sportswriter Alan Hahn's BRUIN REDEMPTION: THE STANLEY CUP RETURNS TO BOSTON as a $7.99 ebook after a 72-hour turnaround time. The publisher said they had the book "within hours" of the Bruins' Stanley Cup win on June 15.
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| Not from this year. But I like this guy's enthusiasm. |
But I like the idea of this quick turnaround--books coming out almost as quickly as newspapers! Just knowing that it's possible is incredibly interesting.
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I love the potential.
Of course, your book would have to be in ridiculous demand, because there'd be no time to market.
And then I wonde how much of the book was really written after the game. Bits leading up to the night of could have been written before and only the loose ends needed tying up.
You know, Claire, I was thinking the same thing--surely this is sort of like those last-minute "Extra, extra, read all about it" papers, where they make one version for each outcome, and then sell the one that fits? I mean, surely most election newspaper stories are like that, too.
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