The rapidly shrinking distance between manufacturer (journalist) and consumer is observed often here. Here is an excellent example of technology having the potential to turn book publishing (and possibly book sales) upside down.
The process of finding a publisher has always been a bit of a mystery to authors and some would note that too often good words are left unpublished while less deserving projects get up. A new website, Browse Books, looks set to have a positive impact because it takes some of the mystery out of the process and connects authors more directly with people who will give their works life through physical or electronic publishing.
Authors submit their manuscripts to this Browse, and work with affiliated editors to tidy up their projects. They are submitted to content and service providers to produce the book. Connect this print on demand techno logy and the book supply chain is a fraction of what it is today and the time to get new product to market much shorter.