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Originally Posted by MichaelJScott
Good point. There was a reason the "gatekeepers" came into being in the first place. That's probably going to morph into the reviewers, who'll soon find themselves inundated with the same crap that used to land on editors' and agents' desks.
I wonder if the "new boss" will become the "old boss" (ie: can reviewers find a way to "ethically" make money by offering reviews?). Perhaps a subscription thing...?
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The biggest part of the reason the gatekeepers came into bring was the minimum level of profitabilty required to support the printing presses and warehousing/distribution system. That often meant supressing superior works if a market was already glutted.
Now, that doesn't matter.
well, except to the dinosaur big six.