Fiction Author Cutting Ties With Traditional Book Publishers

The electronic book publishing industry brings potential for writers, but it also raises the hackles of some in the traditional book publishing industry. Can one author stand against an entire industry? Maybe. Maybe not. But author J.A. Konrath is giving it a go. And truly, he’s not alone.

Until a couple of years ago, I had been a newspaper journalist. Then in a matter of a year or two, I watched my career vanish before my eyes. The newspaper industry as a whole has been in decline for decades, but the ball has definitely been rolling downhill the last few years.