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Originally Posted by rhadin
Two authors come to mind: Mitch Albom and JK Rowling. I expect that out of 10,000 authors 1 follows this path (and the odds might actually be higher than 1:10,000). But this doesn't make for a good business model.
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Actually, it is a very good business model. Having an author pay for all the costs to publish a book and the marketing. I think there is a profit to be made there. But, it won't be in selling the book, it would be and editing company. I could see it making a profit...if...
You can find enough authors that are willing and able to pay for this stuff up front. Which I highly doubt...
Also, would the "publisher" get any cut of the sales for a book they edited?
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