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Originally Posted by caleb72
I should have gone further with my question there. It is probably equally relevant to ask: "Are past, present and future Richard Flanagans failing to be discovered because of the status quo of traditional publishing in Australia?"
There's no reason to think the current situation is the perfect mechanism to discover brilliant authors.
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Very true. We can only hope that the new system which develops does a better job. Though no system is or will be perfect. At least self-publishing will allow those currently undiscovered brilliant authors to publish. What it will not do is guarantee that they receive the attention they deserve nor will it fund them or provide funds for their development.