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UK Publishing industry status report
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As I've said in the past, I think it's as likely that we will see a resurgence of smaller publishing houses, or at least small companies that fill the same niche as the small publishing houses did back in the late 70's/early 80's. Basically small shops run by a publisher who can spot talent and provide the editing/art work/marketing talent that many writers need. Think Baen Books.
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But I expect it will be *new* small publishers, evolving out of the current indie publishing industry. Like this one: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b...ime-house.html And this one: http://www.wmgpublishinginc.com/ And this: http://www.wordfire.com/ As the more successful indie publishers grow their brand and resources they will be taking on support staff and assistants they can "time share" with other authors. The emerging result is a new breed of non-predatory publishing house built on time-limited contractual partnerships. Many if not most of the existing ones will likely be gobbled up by megaPenguin inc or one or another of the multinationals. Last edited by fjtorres; 09-05-2014 at 06:34 PM. |
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Another problem facing many small tradpub houses everywhere are facing is that their contract terms mimic the BPHs but they don't have the leverage of the big boys and, as a result, submissions are declining. Some are adapting with more author-friendly terms and lower ebook prices but others aren't: I saw a report of one US regional/niche publisher that has been asking for 22 years worth of (unconstrained) first refusal rights, presumably to kerp authors from selfpubbing on the side. They effectively want to tie the authors to them for life. With the no-longer-as-big BPHs trolling for publishing houses to buy, the smaller tradpub houses everywhere are seriously at risk. Coal mine canaries. |
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