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Yes, the big publishers are not the protectors of literature, they are like any big corporation that need to show quarter over quarter profit increase. They are not interested in producing great literature because that makes far less money then Dan Brown books. (Not saying this is bad, just saying they are not an author development charity)
The reality is that the big publishers need Amazon right now during the period of disruption. Not because of their distribution power but because they are the big bad boogie man that is 'going to destroy literature' and a big distraction while the big publishers empty the cupboards.
If you want to protect literature you are better off saving your money and then investing it strongly in new small publishing houses that will specialize in it, or a bright new indie.
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