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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
Is it less gatekeeping we need, or more?
Big publishers, it seems, have abandoned much of their former role of filtering and development and are now just looking to pump out more of whatever was hot last year.
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Absolutely. I'd also note that much of the traditional role of slogging through the slush piles of manuscripts to find the "gems" is now done by Agents and not Publishers. Very few publishers accept inquiries from authors anymore.
I actually see more Agents infiltrating into the role of "Publisher" over the next couple of years. Agents providing editing services and Agents providing eBook Production Services. Agents selling eBook directly via their own websites.