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Old 12-27-2010, 11:12 AM   #6
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Ya know, this is interesting. If the big guys are turning to self publishing for all their books, I think it signals an end to the big publishers....
Perhaps. But big authors have long had the resources to work without the publishers; James Patterson in particular has absolutely no need to work with Little Brown. Yet they still continue to do so. H'mmm

I suspect that the big publishers are going to offer advantages to authors for a long time.


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I'm one of those guys who went self published, and then small house rather than big house too, and I'm glad I did. Screw the big houses and their "your book is ours to destroy as we please" overlords. :P
I hate to break this to you, but "small" does not guarantee "ethical."

A small publisher may well be a better fit for an author with modest sales. However small publishers don't always have the resources, contacts or industry pull to boost an author's sales. And there's always the risk that they can go under, which could leave their authors and older books in limbo.

Also, let's face it, lots of authors are highly motivated to get advances that are far beyond the reach of smaller publishers, as well as aim for a national reach and/or big sales. For better and for worse, those authors are better served by larger publishers.
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