After reading this article, I'm wondering what the long-term effects of all this will be.
Is a whole generation of writers going to have many people with careers derailed, delayed or blighted by the too-easy availability of self-publishing options? Is promotional burnout going to cause many promising writers to give up early in their careers or spend so much time trying to promote that they don't live up to their potential as writers?
Will the entire publishing industry label the newest generation of writers with particular stereotypes and anticipated behaviors because of the influence of POD self-publishing? Will there be a "POD generation" with recognizable traits?
Also, what about other long-term trends and effects, both positive and negative? Obviously, POD self-publishing is so common that we may eventually face a world in which most commercially successful writers have a POD self-published book somewhere in their pasts. How will this affect the writing world? In the case of authors who reach celebrity level, will these be extremely rare collector's items?
Please add any other long-term effects you can think of too.
Is a whole generation of writers going to have many people with careers derailed, delayed or blighted by the too-easy availability of self-publishing options? Is promotional burnout going to cause many promising writers to give up early in their careers or spend so much time trying to promote that they don't live up to their potential as writers?
Will the entire publishing industry label the newest generation of writers with particular stereotypes and anticipated behaviors because of the influence of POD self-publishing? Will there be a "POD generation" with recognizable traits?
Also, what about other long-term trends and effects, both positive and negative? Obviously, POD self-publishing is so common that we may eventually face a world in which most commercially successful writers have a POD self-published book somewhere in their pasts. How will this affect the writing world? In the case of authors who reach celebrity level, will these be extremely rare collector's items?
Please add any other long-term effects you can think of too.