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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
They're not irrelevant. They're just no longer the only option. Many authors would prefer to hand over everything but the book-writing to someone else; going through a publisher means not having to find an editor, a formatter, a cover-designer, a marketing person and so on. It costs a lot, but for some authors, it's worth it.
But for those who'd rather arrange those parts themselves, and keep the profits--heh. Now they have real choices.
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Too many authors think they don't need professional help; they think they can do everything themselves, with a spellcheck and a graphics program. Or if they admit they need help, they think they can get it from some relative or neighbor, because they don't want to pay for a professional.
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Publishers haven't been tech'd out of the book industry; they've just lost their monopoly. And they'll get to find out exactly how much of their business model was contingent on being a monopoly, instead of the quality of the services they had to offer.
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That's total bunk.