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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
It's a good bet that Justin Bieber sells more records than whatever you listen to, if it's anything but Justin Bieber. Should your music of choice be kicked to the curb because it doesn't sell "enough" by comparison?
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I have three tween/teen daughters -- so, yeah, Bieber is heard in my house. However, I understand your point.
I seem to have communicated that such low volume books should not be published. That wasn't my intent. I'm saying that such small potatoes are not suitable for big publishers without it reflecting poorly on the judgment of those big publishers.
I love Baen books. I imagine quite a few of the books I read on Baen fall into the category of not being "mainstream". But it's great that there is a Baen catering to military sci fi readers like myself. I would not be outraged if John Ringo could not get one of the Big 5 to publish his works (maybe some of his are, just making up an example).
I'm sure somebody out there writes the most wonderful field manuals for midwestern rodent husbandry. And there may be a thousand people acorss the globe that are highly interested in such books. I just don't think humanity has been given a grave injustice if none of the Big 5 cared to publish such a book.
Lee