Ted Gioia explains what happened to the book publishing industry. An excerpt:
Back in those simpler days, I was what is called a midlist writer. That meant that I would sell enough copies to make a small profit for the publishing house. But I wasn’t expected to write bestsellers.
It sounds like the authors don't have much say-so/control over their own books. That's not right IMHO.
ReplyDeleteJean, Unfortunately, you're right unless a writer becomes so popular that the bargaining power shifts. More and more writers are turning to self-publishing in order to avoid the insane screening process. Some examples of how publishers can be very wrong are how Animal Farm, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Flies, Dune, Carrie, and others were rejected multiple times.
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