The key question, it seems to me, is how new authors (or 'mid-listers' like myself, with only a very modest number of fans) will publicise/market their work effectively in the new digital arena. At the moment, in hard copy, the 3for2s in Waterstones are the only real hope of serious sales; will the same thing arise electronically - Amazon's 'books of the week' offered exclusively to Kindle readers or similar? If so, will this provide more opportunities for authors, more diversity for readers, or create a more homogenised and bland book world? I agree that the answer is not yet obvious. [enjoy the blog, by the way - always full of such good sense on publishing matters! Lee]