Open Culture: Writing in the digital age

Damn, time's a flying! Monday on the Open Culture Blog, I wrote on a new challenge for contemporary writers: getting your work onto as many potential reading platforms as possible to maximize your reach and market. I've been faced with this now as JACK WAKES UP hits print and I want to make sure I can get it onto iPhones, Audiobooks sections, and other tech gadgets. It's a battle, one I didn't expect.

Writing in the Digital Age: It’s All About the Platform

The number of ebook readers and reading devices is growing rather than shrinking these days. We’re entering a world where individual readers will decide not only what books they want to read, but how they want to read them. And here there’s something to think about for authors: As readers choose the reading platform they like best, they’ll see a certain set of books in that space. Different books show up at Wal-Mart than at your local independent bookseller. On the Kindle there are different books—with different prices—than on the iTunes App store. And even within the iTunes store, you’ll find different books in the Audiobooks section (owned by Audible.com), the Podcasts>>Arts>>Literature section (where many of the titles are free), and in the App store.  Read more...