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Originally Posted by pwalker8
The indie sf fan base _is_ a subset of the overall sf fan base and is by definition smaller. The idea that indies are the wave of the future and the tradition publishers, who obviously provide no value and simply suck money from the hard working authors, are going the way of the dinosaur does seem to be the narrative being pushed by the indie fan base. I question the accuracy of that narrative.
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A cookie cutter statement that has been advanced ad nauseum for nearly a decade.
During which time indies and self published books have mushroomed.
To believe that the statement is valid, one must necessarily believe that the authors of all those indies and self published books are buying them by themselves.