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conan50 · 10-19-2015, 11:05 PM

He's funny, and probably right.
Greed and power has corrupted and encouraged bad judgment within the traditional publishing industry. Brands became more important than writing good books. Protecting the status quo rather than taking a chance on new authors and new ways of doing things. Now they are dying by the death of a thousand cuts, and it is hard to feel sorry for them.
Libraries are the only heroes I see regarding books right now, and publishers are bleeding libraries dry. Like I said, hard to feel sorry for traditional publishers or the AG.

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conan50 Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 14054112 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: kindle	He's funny, and probably right. Greed and power has corrupted and encouraged bad judgment within the traditional publishing industry. Brands became more important than writing good books. Protecting the status quo rather than taking a chance on new authors and new ways of doing things. Now they are dying by the death of a thousand cuts, and it is hard to feel sorry for them. Libraries are the only heroes I see regarding books right now, and publishers are bleeding libraries dry. Like I said, hard to feel sorry for traditional publishers or the AG. Last edited by conan50; 10-19-2015 at 11:45 PM.