Alan’s Comments (group member since Jun 08, 2012)

Alan’s comments from the Q&A with Kindle Single authors Adam Piore, Erika Hayasaki and Marc Herman group.

Hi. Like a number of people interested in this discussion, I've had experience with both print and online publications. When speculating on the future of publishing that I work in primarily (visual/photography books), I've noted that regardless of the medium, distribution is still key.
So with the Single concept, which in concept and length seem to straddle the lines between book and article, does the future rely on distribution through a centralized platform with a strong consumer identity such as Amazon? Could you three authors have produced these works without the Single program? or do you foresee that possibility down the road?
I'm wondering about the atomization of ebook publishing in the sense of organizations, university programs, research tanks, etc. producing their own publication programs without the need of a major consumer publishing brand behind them.