Maybe some day one will be able to buy the complete (The)
Black Mask on
CD. You need a Vin Packer title? Just order the file. The
technology is
there. Unfortunately, the publishing industry hasn't caught
on or is
paralyzed by the copyright issues involved.
My prediction is that, in a not too distant future, we will
have
widespread self-publishing and direct selling by mystery
authors. Why
get ten percent of $25 or $6, respectively, when you can sell
the book
yourself for $10 and make a much larger profit? It could mean
the end of
the bottom liner blues for the author. It's a thought.
The opportunity is there, and an organization like MWA should
grab it.
I obviously rambled all over the place, but it's Sunday
night, the
weather is unusually fine, and I just finished a great
Baynard Kendrick
novel - always an occasion to feel good. I did not say
"enjoying a mint
julep and a cigar out in the porch".
Regards,
MT
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