If publishers adopt ePub and dump DRM, then they can become their * own * retailers and create direct relationships with their readers / buyers. (jwikert.typepad.com)
More indies will take steps in 2018 to form a closer, more direct relationships with their readers because as indies are learning, if someone else controls your access to readers, they can tax that access or take it away. (huffingtonpost.com)
For years, book marketing authorities like Published & Profitable editorial board members Brian Jud and John Kremer have been encouraging authors to develop direct relationships with their readers, while creating as many alternative distribution sources as possible. (blog.publishedandprofitable.com)