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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Right now there is nothing the BPHs do for pbooks that can't be done without them.
Editing, formatting, etc? Freelancers laid off from tradpub.
Print editions? POD, job shops, China, Inc.
B&M bookstore distribution? Ingram. Baker & Taylor.
Financing? Kickstarter, etc. Or just go ebook first and let ebook sales finance the pbook.
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But who is going to blow sunshine up Doug Preston's butt and tell him how special he is?
I don't agree with the article and I do believe that the publishers add value. They just don't add as much value as they pretend they do. I also don't think that Amazon is "crushing them". There's big opportunity in those margins and someone needs to challenge them for it.