John Grisham made this announcement on March 16 (from the Washington Post):Popular legal thriller author John Grisham has broken his holdout against selling his books in an electronic format and will sell all of his 23 titles as e-books, his publisher said on Tuesday.[...]
The former lawyer, whose best sellers include "The Firm" and "A Time To Kill", had previously held off selling his books electronically, expressing concern that e-books would wipe out traditional book stores and make it harder for new writers to succeed.
But beginning Tuesday, all Grisham's fiction and non-fiction books will be available through e-book retailers, publisher Random House said.
Popular legal thriller author John Grisham has broken his holdout against selling his books in an electronic format and will sell all of his 23 titles as e-books, his publisher said on Tuesday.Proving, I suppose, Mr. Grisham, that one should never say never.
The former lawyer, whose best sellers include "The Firm" and "A Time To Kill", had previously held off selling his books electronically, expressing concern that e-books would wipe out traditional book stores and make it harder for new writers to succeed.
But beginning Tuesday, all Grisham's fiction and non-fiction books will be available through e-book retailers, publisher Random House said.
As of Tuesday the new e-books were already being featured on websites for Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Sony. And today I received a targeted email from my friends at Barnes & Noble trying to sell me a Grisham e-book...marketing at the speed of light. That's what it takes to beat the competition in today's market.
Did you read that he has started a young-adult series? I think the first book will be released this spring.
ReplyDeleteI don't know where they're geting the information, but what they're telling us is that, according to studies, people who buy e-books are more likely to buy real books too. They actually buy more books (combined) with an e-reader than they did before.
ReplyDeleteHe must have gotten in on the backroom deals being smirkily cut in Washington this weekend! LOL Principles thrown to the wind.
ReplyDeleteI saw that, JoAnn, and I'm going to keep my eyes open to see what he produces...interesting change of pace for the guy.
ReplyDeleteAnnie, I've heard the same thing. Publishers, though, are concerned that low e-book pricing will cheapen the value of all kinds of books in the minds of consumers. I don't buy many e-books despite having owned a Sony Reader for several years...use it primarily for e-book review copies and the non-copywrited stuff that's available for free download.
ReplyDeleteMike, we live in a dirty old world, I have to agree. We are finding out that most people are willing to prostitute themselves for the right price...enough to make you cry.
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