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Originally Posted by Soldim
Rather, it suggests the first publisher considered the editing needed to get to a publishable book too much of a risk/investment whereas the second one considered it worth it.
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That's only one of many things it could mean. It could mean that they think it's a great book, but that they're unsure how they would market it (they can't pin it down to one of the typical categories). They could be focusing much of their buying on whatever's popular at the moment (steam punk, dystopian are popular right now and they're also looking for the next 50 Shades).