The Future of the Novel: Writers, Publishing and Technology

Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

Bonnie D Graham

News, Business News, Technology

4.9 • 112 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The buzz: “Today, anyone with a bit of technological know-how and an internet connection can publish—offering digital or physical editions, on the same online retail shelves—alongside Alexander Chee, Rebecca Makkai, or Tom Clancy.” For printed books, a slew of new funding, production, and distribution tools make creating and selling a physical artifact much easier…The books look fabulous. This proliferation of new technology and services has altered author economics. Almost half of author earnings now come from independently published books. For the first time—perhaps since the invention of the printing press—authors and small presses have viable independent options beyond the “traditional” publishing path with its gatekeepers. [wired.com] We’ll ask Water Street Press publisher, editor and author Lynn Vannucci, ad-copywriter-turned-novelist Arthur Vibert, and CPA-turned-novelist Joe Calderwood for their take on The Future of the Novel: Writers, Publishing and Technology.

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0:00.0	Where does yesterday's future, which is already here, ready here, really here, meet today's
0:09.4	future, which is about to happen, and tomorrow's future, which could be just minutes away?
0:16.2	Welcome to Technology Revolution, the future of now.
0:21.4	Where host Bonnie D. Graham asks savvy futurists for their predictions about the tech-driven trends that are shaping our future right now.
0:30.7	Here's your host who will take us into the future of now.
0:34.6	Bonnie D. Graham.
0:36.1	As we're going into the future.
0:38.0	We're going to talk about a topic that's near and dear to millions of people over the
0:42.6	world books, novels, publishing.
0:45.4	How do you get your reading material?
0:47.1	Let me read you a couple of statistics.
0:49.0	I have a wonderful panel.
0:50.2	I have to tell you.
0:51.0	I've known one of my panelists for 15 years. We've stayed in touch,
0:55.4	which is a marvelous thing. She's a publisher. We have an ad man turned almost novelist. I don't know
1:00.7	if his book is ready. We have a serial novelist, and you're going to hear some really
1:04.3	interesting predictions from them. So we're just thrilled to have them. I'll tell you who they are
1:07.8	in just a second. Here's a quote from Statista.com.
1:11.3	The book industry has faced challenges ranging from the increased popularity of digital media
1:16.1	to the hardships faced by retail bookstores.
1:18.8	But in the U.S., books remain an important part of consumers' daily lives.
1:23.4	Here we go.
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