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Originally Posted by rhadin
Every function that a publisher performs for an author can be done work-for-hire. But who will foot the bill? How many authors can afford $5,000+ for editorial work, $20,000+ for marketing, $2,000+ for cover artwork, $3,000+ for typesetting, etc., out of pocket? Publishers pay these costs.
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From what have heard from sf authors the publishers do not do marketing anymore or they do very little marketing like and ad in Locus.