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Originally Posted by leebase
Those are the folks who never spent $25 for a hard back, who never supported the art.
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Major publishing houses are no more about 'supporting the art of writing'
than major record labels are about supporting the art of song writing, or major Hollywood studios are about supporting the art of film making.
The are in it for business, not art.
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The people who pay are the only ones who ever matter. Just like as a photographer it doesn't matter to me if someone thinks $50 is too much for a professional print as such people simply don't value my art enough to pay for it. I spend my time caring about the folks who do care for and are willing to pay for art.
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And yet, as a business model, yours is less profitable than the mall photographer or major chain, who will be making far more money selling cheap photos to people willing to pay $5-$10 for them.
Major publishers are mall photographers, not studio artists, and they
are interested in selling photos of little Jonny on Santa's knee.
Selling art is of necessity limited to small volume, high value items. Selling entertainment is not. The vast majority of books are entertainment, not art.
(Is there a chip-on-the-shoulder smiley?)