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The discussion goes on regarding the turmoil of traditional publishing, self-publishing, e-books and POD. Does it mean more choice for the reader? The writer? How are book stores handling the stormy climes? Will the big publishers fail?

• Who's job is it to decide what, from the proverbial slush pile, is good enough to publish, and what isn't?
• Who decides how long a book should stay in print?
• Who gets which cut of the profit from sales?
• And, who sets prices for sales -- stockholders, publishers, the writer, the reader?

The following blogs have some interesting takes on the turmoil of the fast-changing world of books:

• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584004576417602085440540.html?KEYWORDS=ebooks
• http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/batting-for-a-broken-system/
• http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/07/tsunami-of-crap.html
• http://kriswrites.com/2011/07/06/the-business-rusch-slush-pile-truths/
• http://www.michaelastackpole.com/?p=2668

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• e-Book Update (riotthill.blogspot.com)
• There, but for fortune, go you or I. (madgeniusclub.com)