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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
I always assumed publishers preferred series to hook readers into buying that elusive "more".
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Originally Posted by xg4bx
or just milks the series to the point of ridiculousness, i.e. Dune.
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That's exactly right!
Its not always the authors who push for a series but the publishers.
A teacher with whom I volunteer went to a writer's workshop for children's books and the leader of the workshop said : Be prepared to be asked for a series. One of the first things an interested publisher asks is "Can this be a series?" what they mean is "Can this be a huge money maker and can we exploit it for all its worth". The difference with children's books, however, is that story-arcs aren't usually necessary.
I personally love series, but I do appreciate a good solid stand alone novel as well.