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Originally Posted by sic
Do you really think publishers sort out the "garbage" for you?
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Yes, unquestionably. One of my friends is a volunteer for Baen (one of the very, very few publishers who will even look at unsolicited manuscripts), who sorts through the "trash heap" looking for the gems. They are few and far between.
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are you willing to pay 10 times the price of a book for that? (because that's their margin)
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That's a very misleading thing to say. You are correct that an author typically receives about a 10% royalty on the "cover price" of a book, but the publisher doesn't get the other 90%. Most of it goes to the wholesaler and the retailer.
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I also disagree re: the marketing effort publishers do.
we were discussing on other threads how difficult it is to market a book. I don't see publishers doing an awful lot there.
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You're entitled to your opinion, of course
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But... correct me if I'm wrong.
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Far be it from me to say that anyone's wrong. All I'll say is that perhaps the practical experience of getting a book published might give you a different perspective on the matter.