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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
If their interest would have been shoving the other publishers off the shelf they would have lowered the book prices. Coke and Pepsi dominate the shelves especially when they have sales.
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I don't quite see the anology?
Coke and pepsi sell only their own manufactured products AFAIK.
Publishers of fiction sell products produced by many authors.
Harlequin is the only publisher that comes to mind with a really strong brand name recognition although some pulp magazines probably qualify as well. I am sure there are many others but....
I do not buy a fiction book based on the publisher. I do not say to myself, here is a book published by xxx so I know I will enjoy it even if I don't like the author/genre because I bought a book from them last month and it was good. In general I have been blissfully unaware of the actual publisher when buying a book or borrowing from the library. I don't see that changing.
Of course I don't buy Coke or Pepsi simply because there are more of them on the shelf or they are on sale.
Helen