Debating the Long Tail.
Obligatory reading, both these. Keep one thing in mind though—no one reading this blog (wait, Jobs, that's not your IP address, is it?) will make a living off the long tail. It's for aggregators, not creators or providers. But if the aggregators are making money then that can be nice little incremental money for those of us with backlists of 100-200 titles. Anyhow that said, read two experts...
Should You Invest in the Long Tail?
Anderson's thoughts in response...