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Originally Posted by tompe
I really do not believe they are increasing the availability of really good books. I think they are decreasing it. I do not care if the amount of mediocre to bad books are increasing.
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What I see is more choice. So far most established authors will stick with the
status quo, but some are starting to experiment with "direct publishing." Just like some established recording artists are experimenting with direct to public marketing, bypassing the labels.
Meanwhile we're getting a lot of self-published stuff. While most of it may be mediocre, that doesn't mean that all of it is. And if only a few good writers, who wouldn't have made it via the old publishing model, sell good books, then it's worth it to me.
Choice is good. And that's the real problem for the established publishers. They're no longer the "gate keepers." They're losing control.