Thread: Random House Explains What Publishers Do
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Old 07-05-2012, 07:56 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by JeremyR View Post
I'm not sure it is a gamble though - the big publishers have their own media hype machine, no different than the music industry.

They pick authors, who then get reviewed and promoted in the right press. No different than the music industry in how it makes teen idols.

Self-publishing disrupts that model.
Really? Do you have any examples?

And do they buy the reviews or what do you mean?
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