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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Because they want to sell books, they have an incentive to pick work they think they can sell, and work with the author to make it as good as possible before offering it for sale. The most important service they may perform be rejecting works that should never see the light of day.
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Unfortunately, that may well be "transformed" by some publishers to
"...they have [... ]and work with the author to make it as
Sellable as possible before offering it for sale. "
My take is : The most important service they may perform would be stop
creating works that should never see the light of day.
Some publishers KNOW that books with sexy witches and vampires will SELL, with the consequence that our bookshops are stuffed up with sexy vampires and witches, to the detriment of less sellable books ...
Mac Donalds is out there because it "sells", no matter the quality (except basic hygiene of course): for them it's the PROFIT that counts !
In the meantime, some other publishers DO their work, and "Create" real value, Quality Books, take real risks. THEY deserve their piece of cake, and I guess "self-publishing" authors WILL find these out when needed.