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Originally Posted by Redcard
I think what Franzen is most afraid of is that he and the "haves" of the publishing industry are losing grip on their control of what people read. In the past, the more expensive it was for ideas to get out, the fewer people could afford to control the ideas that got out.
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I agree, and it's one reason why I dislike the nose-turning-up that some people have towards indie authors. Traditional publishing has for years been meddling with messages. Look at the kerfluffle a year or so ago about traditional publishers insisting that certain LBGT characters be changed to hetero. Indie publishing bypasses all that and lets the author tell a story that quite possibly the gatekeepers aren't comfortable with. How can that be a bad thing?