Paul Biba isn’t the only one who gets to cover events this week. This weekend, I’m going to be up at Kansas City for ConQuesT 41. I’ll be covering their panel relating to e-books and the future of publishing, and also trying to interview as many of the guests as possible (including Pete Abrams of Sluggy Freelance, and Toni Weisskopf of Baen who I previously interviewed via e-mail). Are there any questions you would like me to try to ask one of the guests (or dealers, etc.)? Are you in or going to be in Kansas City...

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Given that Baen is frequently used as a counter-example whenever the matter of printing costs making up a small fraction a a hardcover’s total cost comes up, I thought it would be a good idea to hear from Baen about how it is able to keep its prices so low. Consequently, I arranged this e-mail interview with Toni Weisskopf, Baen’s publisher. Weisskopf has many interesting things to say about Baen’s overall strategy, pricing, and the question of e-books “cannibalizing” printed books. The interview begins below the jump. (Links added by me.) Many voices in the publishing...

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