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Old 06-12-2012, 11:01 PM   #37
Edward M. Grant
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Originally Posted by stonetools View Post
However, its clear to me that many important books of certain genres simply would not get written without the help of the BPHs. They aren't the dinosaurs or ogres that they are caricatured to be on this forum and on the contrary, continue to do essential work in bringing important authors and books to market.
And how many important books of those genres are sitting in a trunk because no publisher would buy them?

About a dozen publishers turned down the billion-dollar Harry Potter franchise, for example. If Rowling had given up before trying number thirteen, we would never have heard of it.
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