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Originally Posted by Daithi
Alisa and Bill, I think you are right as well. One of the functions of today's publishers is that of gatekeeper. Once anyone who wants to write a book can get themselves published then I'm sure a lot of crap will get published. I imagine new gatekeepers will materialize -- with Amazon, Google, and probably the publishers that best adapt to the market as the most likely gatekeepers.
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It would be great if, instead of some editor being the gatekeeper, basing his decisions on money as much as anything else, we could move to a system where public reviews mattered as much. For example on amazon, the reviews for products are totally useful, because so many people review them and you can get a real sense for what the product is like.