tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post3838100970147299182..comments2023-10-31T16:18:44.958+00:00Comments on The Writers' Guild of Great Britain blog: Copycatsjula meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102148211279032637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-68568262511490248922009-06-02T22:16:00.790+01:002009-06-02T22:16:00.790+01:00Have done. TaHave done. TaRobin Hunthttp://aroundrobin.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-27795631479354205232009-06-02T21:19:22.389+01:002009-06-02T21:19:22.389+01:00Hi Robin
No one really knows what will happen to...Hi Robin <br /><br />No one really knows what will happen to printed books, do they. It's all guessing. Electronic books will clearly have some impact though - and that will mean at least some piracy.<br /><br />One of the interesting things for writers is self-publishing and print-on-demand. Take a look at the post I put up today about John August.<br /><br />If you ever wanted to work with the Guild directly in your research, I'm sure they'd be receptive. Just contact the office via the website - www.writersguild.org.ukjula meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102148211279032637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-8938524599496213082009-06-02T16:42:48.113+01:002009-06-02T16:42:48.113+01:00Yes, and though we didn't write it in the repo...Yes, and though we didn't write it in the report, publishing may well soon be in the firing line directly. Already we found that many audio books and e-books are freely available on the file sharing networks; there is always the Google book issue & sites such as SCRIBD; and newspapers have long been getting used to digital consumers in the age of "free things". These are challenging times for writers too.<br /><br /> I've just been asked to write a book (in all its formats!) titled What's Next for the Book? Any thoughts, Tom. In this context?<br /><br />Robin Hunt<br />CIBER<br />Main author of Copycats?Robin Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731689471696298055noreply@blogger.com