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Originally Posted by Keryl Raist
The rights issue you're talking about here is another reason why I'm thinking we're eventually going to see the production aspect of books going to a cottage industry. You, the author, own all the content rights, and then hook up with a larger entity (what I assume publishers will be in 5 or so years) to distribute and market your book.
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That already exists. There are plenty of people who will do the various tasks now. All except marketing. No one wants to do that. Sure, a publicist will hook you into a few ops, but no one actually wants to do the marketing because if you pay them, they'd have to be able to show results...