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Originally Posted by HamsterRage
But then what's the publisher's role in the process? What do they bring to the table that couldn't be done by an author alone (or by an author and some people that he hires to do things like edit and artwork)?
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Any publisher whose only role is paper-wrangling needs to find another business. Pubs can still evaluate texts, provide editing services, and broker distribution and costs with vendors.
And yes, an indie author can do all of that if they want to. The question is, are they as good as the publisher, and do they have the time to do all those things? Publishers should be selling themselves as sources of convenience, quality and access to distributors. This just means they get out of the pulp-handling part of their job.