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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
They probably do realise it, but all their processes are geared towards producing real books so it will take a major change in thinking for them to do it a more logical way.
Don't forget that we are just one-man production teams handling everything, so it's very easy to just make the changes to the word processor file. Once you involve other people, whether they are editors, layout artists or whatever, you end up with more than one copy of the word processor file floating around and very little control over what happens to it.
That's why it's a problem of management more than anything else. Only the writer cares enough about the product to get it right. Everyone else is just interested in the money.
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I have a feeling that, in the end, we'll end up with a combination micro-macro publishing system.
It is easier for authors to keep the quality control up when we do it ourselves.
It's easier for big publishers to handle marketing and logistics.
A system where each of us does what we do best would probably work out better for all involved, including the readers.