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Originally Posted by tompe
I The goal seems to be to not interfere in choice even if it leads to no more good books being written. Low price seems also always to be more important than good books being produced.
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High price and good books aren't synonymous. Good books and traditional publishing aren't synonymous. Good writers, good editors, good beta readers, and proofreaders are what makes good books.
Let's go to the extreme and say traditional publishing goes belly up (Will never happen, but play along). Those good editors won't lose their ability. There are enough writers out there that if the above scenario happened, there will be jobs for those good editors, proofreaders etc.
You know who would be out on the street? The big execs making millions off the back of the authors, particularly midlisters, while paying them substandard wages. Agents and a few other folks who are not really *necessary* to make a book good.
Good books? They will always be around no matter where this thing ends up.