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Originally Posted by david_e
And she is absolutely correct.
Publishing is a business whose sole and singular purpose is to make money. If they can't make money on it, it's crap to them.
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That is certainly the attitude they have and damn what the customers are demanding and expecting. All the while they fight rearguard actions defending antiquated entrenched business models.
For those authors who are rejected as non money making assets, self publishing is the new and better option.
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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
Each of the big six publish thousands of books every year, large numbers of which haven't the slightest chance of generating massive returns...
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and thus not much income for the author of those books.
Did you follow the link below at all? Sums up pretty much mine and apparently other members thoughts about the matter.
http://www.hughhowey.com/my-favorite...rafton-novels/
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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice
actually, that book about the history of algebra sounds interesting...
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Look out
coming to a movie screen near you.....