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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Publishers don't give a damn about what's best for the reader. They only care what they perceive as what's best for their wallets. Reading a good book should be a good experience. But the publishers do not care. They just want to make as much money as they can.
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Yes, exactly, and that's their job -- maximizing shareholder returns, balancing current and future value. They do care about what's best for the reader ... provided it entices them to be a customer who gives the publisher more revenue at attractive margins.