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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
The premise of this thread as described by the OP is somewhat flawed. Konrath, Godin, etc. are only news because they developed a following when they were with traditional publishers, who have already served the gatekeeper function.
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True... we have not yet seen the breakthrough of authors into the Big Time of digital sales, who were not already traditionally published and relatively successful. So far, all that has happened is that established authors are abandoning the publishing "castle" to strike out on their own through digital sales. They far outshine those of us who never penetrated the castle and still struggle to be noticed.