Book writers are facing the same fate as traditional publishers where digital media consumption has increased significantly while print publications have continued to face a downward spiral. This drop has caused numerous writers to suffer financially. According to a 2012 The Guardian article, many self-publishing writers earned merely an average of $10,000 last year with half of them making less than $500. And although writers have tried to boost their revenues through digital distributions, they have not seen rich returns. According to The Washington Post, e-Books sales only grew by 5% in the first quarter of 2013, which is significantly lower than the 28% in Q1 2012.  Moreover, this decline is a result of e-Books passing their explosive growth phase and eventually reaching it mature stage. With that in mind, it’ll be interesting to see if writers can boost their sales through Scribd’s recent partnership with HarperCollins.