On June 1st Penguin Books released a book by Jay Rayner, Observer restaurant critic, called 'My Dining Hell: Twenty Ways To Have A Lousy Night Out'. It's a collection of some of his most virulent bad reviews of restaurants. This book will only be available as an ebook.
Speaking on Radio 4, Mr. Rayner said releasing it as an ebook only had various advantages: the whole publishing process was bypassed and what is a rather slight collection can be brought out quickly and also it means he can sell it for only £1.99, 'the price of an expensive bag of crisps'.
This is the first mainstream instance I have encountered of an ebook only release. I should imagine this will become more common and who would argue with that kind of value: £1.99 for an entertaining little compendium?
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