In the past, we've been dictators of taste, with no research. It will not be vanity publishing. Submissions to iWrite must be exclusive, and accepted manuscripts will be published under short-term digital rights licenses. TWTP has e-rights to most of its backlist, but will have to renegotiate in some instances. Zion said agents have been supportive of the venture.
Pricing is still a work in progress.
Most nonfiction books are out of date by the time the book is published. This venture has the potential to make the book an open, living, dynamic document. Later this summer, a version of Microsoft Reader for desktop and laptop PCs will be available via Internet download. A number of parties used the press conference to speculate on the future of e-books. Subscribe Copyright 2000.