34 Quotes by J. A. Konrath

The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.

I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.

Publishers vet books, and they do a good job keeping out the low quality. But they also miss some good quality.

After 20 years, a million written words, and nine rejected novels, I finally landed a book contract.

The business model - where books can be returned, and where a 50% sell-through is considered acceptable - is archaic and wasteful. Writers get small royalties, little say in how their books are marketed and sold, and simple things like cover and title approval are unheard of unless you're a huge bestseller.

Authors need to decide if they want to keep forever to themselves, or share forever with a publisher who takes over half the cover price.

Amazon is not a monopoly or a monopsony, and even if it were, that by itself isn't illegal.

A company doesn't have to compete with Amazon. A company can instead innovate in sectors Amazon doesn't presently care about.

It's easier to release an ebook than a print book.