Four Reasons to be Worried About Publishing

In the latest The Book Oven blog, writer Hugh McGuire explains how the Internet and social media have grown to effect a writer's chance of being published. From reader apathy to collapsing prices, it seems that publication will only become more difficult as digital media continues to expand.

It is, however, reassuring to note that while no writer can afford to ignore the Internet, there is still reason to be optimistic. As Hugh says, "There are more people writing and more people reading than ever before and you can reach all of them on the web".