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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
On the flip side, how much badly-written incoherent narcissistic drivel have you not wasted time on, because a publisher had the sense to recognize "this will never be fit for human eyeballs?"
We still need editors & publishers--we just don't need them quite as much, and don't need much of the current production & distribution chain.
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Many would not agree on the role of the publisher. I don't need nor did I ask to be "protected" by publisher. I guess one could say that the publisher is only protecting their reputation and albeit their ability to sell books. They are not saving the world from poor-crafted writing.
Poorly crafted writing is a self-fufilling prohecy even in the self-publish business. I guess the only bad part is that a lot more of it will need to be sifted-through to find the jewel you want. In the electronic world it will be more user reviews and all of that and less marketing unless the author sees the need for a lot of promotion to become relevant and noticed.
But who knows? Maybe there are a lot of talented authors who could become noticed more quickly or could at least make some what of a living who could not break through the glass ceiling of the past???