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Old 02-13-2009, 11:59 AM   #70
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Originally Posted by europas_ice View Post
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.
I wasn't thinking of an editor as gatekeeper, as much as someone who actually improves the final content. Good authors very much value good editors.

And while I use Amazon reviews and the like, there is a lot of chaff among the wheat -- not to mention that for many books at the "long tail" there simply aren't enough (if any) people reviewing.
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