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Originally Posted by Direct Ebooks
I feel that in the future, Authors will have far more power over their titles, retaining/splitting rights in their favour. The arguments for obtaining the services of a publisher are rapidly diminishing, especially with eBooks and Print on Demand where a bookshop can print the complete paperback in minutes, on demand.
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I think you may be right, but ebooks and print on demand presume the buyer knows the book (and the author) exists.
An assortment of authors are going the self-published route. The fundamental question is marketing. How do you, as an author, let the folks who might be interested in reading what you write know you exist?
This is one of the services traditional publishers provide, even if they often don't do it well.
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Dennis