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Originally Posted by kennyc
Let's look at it a different way say a book sales for $20 that means the author might as much as $4.00 or more likely $1 measly buck. That means the author could sell directly to the public and double his money at $2. Sounds like a better deal to me for both the author and consumer.  |
That's why a lot of the content industry (especially the RIAA) does everything they can to shutdown and/or put the independents out of business. Personally, I think their biggest fear isn't piracy, but that filesharing will become a legitimate competitor.
It's not quite that simple with Publishing though. There are additional services tied up under the Publisher umbrella besides promotion/distribution. For example, editing will still be a necessary service, regardless of whether authors figure out that they can sell directly.