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Originally Posted by darryl
Finally, it is interesting to note that you avoid any discussion of the conduct of the traditional publishers but actually praise them!
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Go to the book clubs section of MobileRead:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=245
Then look at the threads on nominations and voting.
I haven't worked out the statistics, but most of those titles are from large commercial publishers, even though the great majority of available eBooks are self-published.
So, when it comes to what counts most for me -- product quality -- not only do I praise the traditional publishers, so do a great many of us here, as shown by actual behavior. And this is despite being in a forum unusually friendly to self publishing.
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Originally Posted by darryl
Though I wasn't thinking only of the BWM, who are so caught up in trying to save their now obsolete business model thay cannot see any opportunities.
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One part of their business model that's becoming obsolete is the cookbook. It is being harmed by free recipes on web sites. But that's not what these threads are about.
Not obsolete is the model of paying advances to narrative authors on speculation that their book proposals, or manuscripts in need of editing, can be shaped into profitable products. This still works by producing books I wish to read. And the model of high prices for customers who who buy books shortly after release, and lower prices (or free through library borrowing) for the masses who wait, still gives them moderate profits, and me great reading experiences.