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Originally Posted by leebase
So does Exxon and Wal-Mart. But who, in the publishing world, is making more money from the business of publishing than the Big 6?
Lee
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If the Big 6 is currently making more money than any other entity on the market, it doesn't therefore correlate that they're making the most money they could be or that their tactics aren't progressively shrinking their consumer base (AND their author base, for that matter). They've started out with a very hefty advantage and eBooks are still relatively new to the scene, all things considered.
Ten years ago, pretty much everything I bought was Big 6 published because that's what was available to me. Now, I only buy Big 6 books to replace my paperbacks that I can't live without. Once that's done... who can say? I may never buy another Big 6 book again, just because I don't see the need to pay (Y + B) for a book when I can buy another, equally good (to me) book for (Y + a) by a different author/publisher combo.