Personally I would rather use a ebook reader as target practice for taking a squat than ever read a book on one, however that's personal preference and is a wor

Personally I would rather use a ebook reader as target practice for taking a squat than ever read a book on one, however that's personal preference and is a world from an equitable arrangement on digital publishing rights. Authors have the ability to score a 50/50 revenue share on digital publications and make it a standard, which would be a phenomenal step in bringing fair payment to writers. It would put a writer five times further ahead than any artist selling on itunes, who's lucky to get 10 cents for a sale. The reality here is that publishers are trying to take a cut of a pie that doesn't belong to them. I legally own digital publication rights to all my works, unless expressly stated in a contract that I'm signing them over, in most backlist publications those rights were never even considered, unless the contract stated the author was selling 'all' rights. The publishers here legally have no right to be interfering, and so far (quite rightly) appear to be losing the battle. If authors switch to fully digital publication to get a decent revenue share, as a writer myself I'll have to back them and, perhaps I'll have to pick an ebook reader off the floor and try to keep my pants on, because as a reader I want quality works and they're only going to appear if authors can continue to make a living. If the publishers get their way and cut the profit the authors can receive, then we might as well abandon all hope of another literary masterpiece.