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Originally Posted by stonetools
I don't see any other institution being to fill this essential role of a publisher, and unless someone can come up with an alternative , I for one am rooting for the continued existence of the major publishing houses.
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These days a budding author can go the self publishing route. It is happening now and many, many authors are succeeding without the necessity for a publisher. Best of all, the author gets a hell of a lot more percentage per book sold that they would if they signed up with an agency 6 publisher.