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Chunka Mui is looking forward to the day that a company offers a similar service for eBooks. But he'd like to go one step better. He wants Apple (or Google or Amazon) to credit him for all the paper books he's bought over the years. He wants to be able to read them as eBooks, too.

More and more, it seems, the new books that really attract me don't come from the major trade publishers. That doesn't mean that New York isn't bringing out good books or that I don't read plenty of titles from trade houses. But I think that as people grow more sure of their tastes, they often gravitate to those specialized subgenres that particularly appeal to them, or to the more unusual or even minor work from writers they especially care about, and that usually means specialty presses.

Changes in the publishing industry not only affect those in the industry, but all readers, and the quality of the books they read.

Jane Friedman created this great infographic to "describe what I see as the key 5 publishing paths, their value to authors, the potential pitfalls, and examples of each." Read more about each path on her website: http://janefriedman.com/2013/05/20/infographic-5-key-book-publishing-paths/. She also says that she will continue to develop the infographic as the publishing landscape changes. Which of these paths is the best business decision? Where and when does ethics fit in?