Comments on: More talks about book “producer”/packager/agent models http://blog.appingo.com/2009/07/07/more-talks-about-book-producerpackageragent-models/ We love publishing -- the people, process and tools that converge to make books (in any format). We believe that the TOOLS that drive the PROCESS should be better so that the PEOPLE can lead better lives! Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:54:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: koi fish tattoos http://blog.appingo.com/2009/07/07/more-talks-about-book-producerpackageragent-models/#comment-226 koi fish tattoos Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:33:41 +0000 http://blog.appingo.com/?p=563#comment-226 Interesting subject. I m really glad to read your blog. I m impressed with your good work. I have gone through many blogs but I found yours the most interesting…. I m looking forward for more of your work…

]]> By: dskaletsky http://blog.appingo.com/2009/07/07/more-talks-about-book-producerpackageragent-models/#comment-145 dskaletsky Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:14:49 +0000 http://blog.appingo.com/?p=563#comment-145 Yeah...I agree. And there's still that whole educational book market (not just trade books) which will be interesting to watch as well. The other thing about the publishing world vs. Hollywood is that publishing is much more susceptible to the value destroying power of the internet than the movie biz is (at least for now)...check out this article: http://phase2strategy.typepad.com/p2_business_strategies/2009/02/is-the-internet-destroying-value.html Yeah…I agree. And there’s still that whole educational book market (not just trade books) which will be interesting to watch as well.

The other thing about the publishing world vs. Hollywood is that publishing is much more susceptible to the value destroying power of the internet than the movie biz is (at least for now)…check out this article:
http://phase2strategy.typepad.com/p2_business_strategies/2009/02/is-the-internet-destroying-value.html

]]> By: Eoin Purcell http://blog.appingo.com/2009/07/07/more-talks-about-book-producerpackageragent-models/#comment-144 Eoin Purcell Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:43:35 +0000 http://blog.appingo.com/?p=563#comment-144 Thanks Derek, On the budget point I suspect that you will see thus model at the top end of things, in the mass market type book. I would expect to see a different model emerge in more niche or genre type markets. Those would develop around communities and the editors who form the backbone of those units will be highly specialized I suspect! Eoin Thanks Derek,

On the budget point I suspect that you will see thus model at the top end of things, in the mass market type book.

I would expect to see a different model emerge in more niche or genre type markets. Those would develop around communities and the editors who form the backbone of those units will be highly specialized I suspect!

Eoin

]]> By: dskaletsky http://blog.appingo.com/2009/07/07/more-talks-about-book-producerpackageragent-models/#comment-142 dskaletsky Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:24:44 +0000 http://blog.appingo.com/?p=563#comment-142 Hi Eoin -- Thanks for the comment! I am very interested in seeing how this develops as well. The scary proposition for the publishing world as compared to the Hollywood film model is that (1) Hollywood movies are much more complex/expensive to produce than books are and (2) there is more real $$'s available in a movie budget and more potential real revenue to come from a movie than 99% of books. This means that there just isn't that much $$ to go around in the publishing world. It's not going to be a great place to get rich in the foreseeable future. I'm very glad I'm not a book agent right now... :) By the way, I checked out your blog -- some v. good stuff there. I've added you to our blog roll. Cheers! Hi Eoin –

Thanks for the comment! I am very interested in seeing how this develops as well. The scary proposition for the publishing world as compared to the Hollywood film model is that (1) Hollywood movies are much more complex/expensive to produce than books are and (2) there is more real $$’s available in a movie budget and more potential real revenue to come from a movie than 99% of books. This means that there just isn’t that much $$ to go around in the publishing world. It’s not going to be a great place to get rich in the foreseeable future.

I’m very glad I’m not a book agent right now… :)

By the way, I checked out your blog — some v. good stuff there. I’ve added you to our blog roll.

Cheers!

]]> By: Eoin Purcell http://blog.appingo.com/2009/07/07/more-talks-about-book-producerpackageragent-models/#comment-138 Eoin Purcell Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:16:50 +0000 http://blog.appingo.com/?p=563#comment-138 Derek, I think you might be right. It will certainly be interesting to see how this develops over time. I suspect that the mass market side of the business will develop in the direction of producers, plucking winning (or losing) projects from the mass of possibles and bringing them together with capital, editorial, design, marketing and distribution talent for the best results! Eoin Derek,

I think you might be right. It will certainly be interesting to see how this develops over time.

I suspect that the mass market side of the business will develop in the direction of producers, plucking winning (or losing) projects from the mass of possibles and bringing them together with capital, editorial, design, marketing and distribution talent for the best results!
Eoin

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