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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg

I guarantee you that big publisher executives frequent New York Public Library locations, with and without their children and grandchildren. The only difference, with the middle managers, is that they may to go to the Brooklyn Public Library.

Simon & Schuster to Extend Relief Assistance to Libraries, Schools and Booksellers Damaged by Hurricane Irma

Penguin Random House Supports the NYPL by Tripling Donation Amounts

I can believe that publishers do careful market research for product pricing. But for charitable contributions, such as in the past two links, I think the most plausible explanation is that publishing people give to charities they like, and this means libraries.

I also believe that many of people at New York Public Library fund-raising events are from the publishing industry.

Most front line people in the publishing industry (i.e. the people who do the day to day work of working with books and authors, rather than the back office people) are in the industry because they love books. Most don't get paid all that much. I've never really understood the hatred that some here have for publishers.