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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
And while I have no doubt that a "popular" author's fans would follow them to another publisher.
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And mostly because, I'd wager, the majority of readers don't pay attention to publishers in the first place. (Who can keep track of imprints, anyway?) A lot of their fans probably wouldn't even notice the change unless it was pointed out to them. I mean, if my favorite moisturizer switched from Chattem to Proctor & Gamble, would I notice? Probably not, as long as it was still for sale at the same store. So I don't think that even counts as "following" because it's generally not a conscious decision - nothing has changed as far as that consumer is concerned. They look for their preferred author brand, and buy it, the same way I look for my favorite moisturizer.
Which leads to - BPHs aren't special snowflakes either.