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Originally Posted by dickon25
No, Elvira, at least, simply said the book had to have a price. That doesn't mean "has to have a publisher". And an author who releases her own work is a publisher.
I take your point and agree with you. But in this context 'free' is taken to mean a new, self-publishing author trying to get their work read, usually because they've been unable to attract the attention of one of the big publishing houses. I don't think we're referring to Dan Brown or JK Rowling offering a freebie as a Christmas treat. The point is that new authors face a massive uphill struggle when even the small indie publishers don't read their stuff because it's free and they therefore think, often erroneously, that it can't be any good.
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Indie publishers can't read stuff that isn't
submitted to them.
And an author who chooses to self-publish may not have submitted to
any publisher.
There are a fair number of self-published authors who just like to write, and want their stuff to be read. They aren't in it for the money, and are perfectly happy to give it away.
A publisher - even an independent -
does have to care about the money.
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Dennis