As a result, the biggest competition to all current authors for
digital shelf space has come, not from a flood of self - published books, but from a tsunami of books by dead authors that aren't going away anytime soon.
Now, the «indie author» can gain full access to the same online sales shelf space and
digital shelf space as any major publisher.
Not exact matches
These effects only get amplified with
digital distribution, where
shelf space is unlimited and the investment in distribution costs is negligible.
With Playster, it's easy to get all your favorite cookbooks in one place — save some
shelf space and go
digital!
I own so many print books already that I'm chronically out of
shelf space, so I pretty much HAVE to buy
digital right now
But online
digital retailers have unlimited
shelf space, providing authors and publishers the opportunity to keep their books available for readers.
But in the
digital age, where online
shelf space is unlimited, your book doesn't have to hit immediately.
Its quite easy to amass a
digital collection of trashy romance or fantasy books and not have them take up valuable
shelf -
space.
Driven by both the shift of reading to
digital platforms and the reduction of bookstore
shelf space, book retail sales are quickly moving from brick stores to online channels.
With ebooks sold through
digital retailers, there is no such thing as
shelf space.
So far, only in English - language countries has the
digital revolution extended so far that it is clearly reducing bookstore
shelf space and forcing publishers to really rethink their futures in a world where «putting books on
shelves» will not be the strong value proposition for authors it has always been.
It more or less proves by point that many people read ebooks, that would take a ton of
shelf space in print form, as throw - away copies in
digital form.
In the
Digital Age, which is increasingly dominated by online retailers,
shelf space is infinite.
I can't speak to what makes economic sense overall, but I'm in a similar situation when it comes to
shelf space and
digital comics.
, by contrast, suggested that
shelf -
space had always been scarce, and that the direct interaction with readers made possible by
digital publishing would actually help to alleviate the problem.
I've heard one set of theories that posit that the world of
digital distribution could theoretically offer unlimited content, for unlimited periods, simply because of the lack of physical distribution costs (production, packaging, shipping,
shelf -
space, and so on).
As the first self - publishing house to offer a bookseller service, the first to guarantee
shelf space in award - winning bookstores, and the first to provide access to new
digital and e-lending platforms, New Generation is the place for writers looking to get independently published.
There's still buzz from January's
Digital Book World 2014 hot topics about ebooks, the decline of physical
shelf space, and book discoverability for publishers and authors.
So the race between single - function e-ink and more full - function tablets accelerates the movement from print to
digital book consumption; and the move from print to
digital book consumption accelerates the shift from store - based purchasing to online purchasing; and the shift to online book purchasing, whether print or
digital, accelerates the reduction of brick - and - mortar
shelf space.
When collection budgets are squeezed and
shelf space is at a premium,
digital collection assets can shine... assuming they're available and affordable.
With
shelf space decreased, print runs languished and
digital discovery for those books also were reduced.
How do you view the impact of this same
digital commerce on brick - and - mortar stores, the vanishing of
shelf -
space — and, therefore, author discoverability?
As fast as major publishers yank their name - brand authors out of
digital libraries, 10 new indies cram into that virtual
shelf space.
We all know
digital distribution is the future of videogames and it's nice to see smaller companies embracing this so they don't have to fight for
shelf space with the latest The Sims expansion pack.
I was very well of its popularity in Japan, so much that for it to be
digital only going forward must mean retailers across the country are stepping away from giving Vita much
shelf space.
Don't see the point of having empty boxes on your
shelf personally... seems to defeat half the purpose of going
digital, saving physical
space.
Don't get me wrong I love
digital as it saves
shelf space and is more like a Netflix environment with no Disc's to scratch but news like this hurts for going
digital.
Games published by GameTrust will be getting special
shelf space at GameStop stores, and will also be released on a number of popular
digital storefronts such as Steam, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, the eShop, and a few others.
I feel the same pain as you, I was hoping every VR game was physical so I can build a collection like I do for ps4, all my games on ps4 are physical so far, but as years go on I guess it's
digital age to save production cost on making disc and save
shelf space for retail stores which is a downer but oh well it's the future I guess
Sure, going
digital saves you
shelf space, but for some people, collecting physical game boxes is half the fun.
Giving indie games
shelf space at a video game retailer like GameStop exposes them to a whole different group of players, some who may not go to
digital marketplaces such as Steam.
If we don't think an item is worthy of
shelf space, why do we think it worthy of the staff time it would take to make a
digital library?