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Old 12-30-2010, 12:37 PM   #40
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Why do you believe that? A common reason to reject a book is that it does not fit the current plan. And you can never predict a best seller. But if it is good enough to be published it usually is.
Because if ten other publishers though "eh, no." or whatever, it's logical that another could have just as easily thought so, too. It could have not fit their plan, their agenda, their whatever reason they might otherwise take it.

Obviously it wasn't rejected and is hugely successful, but it's hardly a given that it was going to be even published, ever.
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