With the growth of the internet, more people than ever are on line. By lowering the cost of the book to something the public can afford, electronic publishers are filling a gap in the marketplace created by the high cost of publishing today. In addition to the above, electronic publishing will be able to reach a multitude of on-line readers that typical book stores haven't been able to reach, simply by virtue of brick and mortar construction. With electronic books, authors might get less in royalty payments, but the sheer volume of books sold will more than make up any lost revenue. The Internet is world-wide.
Electronic publishing is the wave of the future.
With technology developing as fast as it is, most of the problems associated with electronic publishing will soon disappear. As more and more of the general public become proficient using the internet, I beleive that electronic publishing will not only become the preferred book vendor of choice, but will also outlast any and every other form of the printed word. All rights reserved.