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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
The question is what those meetings and approval steps actually cost. The people involved will be at them in any case, and are on salary.
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Yes, but if they ran a subsidiary that had less people, less approval required--like a small publisher, they would save money.
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Interest from agents/publishers on places like Kindleboards is a mixed blessing. It depends upon just which agents and publishers.
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Don't worry; with the number of people on Kindleboards, there's plenty of expertise to steer people. There are many traditional publishers and ex-editors and whatnot. Most of us actually have a range of experience and we're all aware of the predators by now. If any newbies show up and aren't, they learn fast. The deals I spoke of were the GOOD ones, not the occasional shady one that pops up.
As for the other points...it's all going to be up to the individual houses. There's a wave of change going on, but it too will subside into...something.
And yes, Tor is a good house. Not quite so nimble now they're run by MacMillan if I recall correctly, but both TOR and Baen--they have a special magic.