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Originally Posted by HarryT
They do it for sound commercial reasons, not to be noble, but there is a great deal of truth in the idea that traditional publishers have a valuable role as gatekeepers. That's why I buy almost all my books from traditional publishers rather than independent authors.
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Maybe, but that's not the idea that was being articulated in the piece of the article I was quoting. The author was suggesting that traditional publishers were acting as gatekeepers for other than commercial reasons.