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Originally Posted by GA Russell
It would seem to me that the publisher's most important contribution is marketing.
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Respectfully, I disagree. The publisher's most important contribution is printing the book. In an electronic world, that's not going to count for much.
Everything else can be done by someone else, probably better.
As to marketing, I can't even remember the last time I saw any kind of advertising for the kind of books I read. I'd be willing to bet that most of the books I've read over the past 5 years have been one of the following:
1. Been recommended by friends
2. Seen on store shelves (or electronic stores)
3. Been recommended on forums
And in most cases, I'm investigating by looking up books on Goodreads.com before I buy too.