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Originally Posted by rhadin
The problem I see with Steve's model is that authors would be expected to front the costs that publishers currently front. Essentially a self-publishing model. Today few authors are willing to front those costs, many because they simply do not have the financial wherewithal to do so.
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I was going to post exactly this.
Also... Would there not be concern about the reputation of the publisher. Many people buy books from certain publishers because they can expect a certain quality from each book that is published.
Of course, this is more true in the technical publications I guess. I know what to expect from a Wrox book verses an O'Riely book.
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