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Originally Posted by kennyc
Which is exactly the problem.
The world is not New York despite what New Yorkers and Publishers think.
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Back in the early 80's, in the NINE NATIONS OF NORTHAMERICA book, NYC was flagged as an anomaly that stood apart from its region.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nin..._North_America
Unavoidable when you consider the NYC metro area has a larger population than many entire countries and (in the goold old days) a GDP to match. That creates a kind of echo chamber that breeds isolation. Thus the much joked about "civilization ends at the Hudson" attitude of Manhattanites in general and the NYC publishing culture in the specific.
The idea that people who don't live in a megapolis might have different needs and attitudes is a tough sell to that mindset. And when those folks have decision-making power over entire markets... Well, we've all see the results in the news.