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There are just so many ways what can happen. I have no idea what will emerge. Maybe let us begin with a hypothesis (that of course could be wrong):
Indie and hybrid publishing leads to authors demanding better contracts and better royalties even if they are not bestseller authors.
How will big publishers react? How small publishers? Will midlist still be somewhat interesting for big publishers? Or will they concentrate to make contracts with the successful indies? Will small publishers be more like services for authors? Will publishers expand their catalogs or will they concentrate more on better "quality"? Will they go more in corporate owned property,, working with hired authors (like marvel or dc)? I really don't know. Most big publishers are owned by big media companies. Who knows how they will transform within them.
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