• GigaOm, Monday, August 9, 2010 3:09 PM

Despite broad industry fear and skepticism, author Simon Wood says he's embracing the bold new work of e-publishing. "I view e-books the same way I view audio books or foreign translations: They're another revenue stream," he writes in GigaOm. "If the public demands e-books, print books and audio books, I want my stories in all those formats.

E-books are a new source of income for me, so I love 'em, and no less than any other format that my books are currently published in." Wood actually suggests that replacing the printed book might be a tougher proposition than most people might think. What's more, "The e-book revolution might affect the publishing industry with devastating consequences," he adds. Yet, "The important thing for me to do as a writer is roll with the punches. The one constant in all this change is that the world will always need storytellers regardless of the medium."

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