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Why Do Fiction Publishers Get So Uptight About Self-Publishing?
Recently, Harlequin announced a number of related initiatives (a self-publishing imprint, editorial and marketing services, and an e-pub branch), and the criticism they received for it was at some points withering. Accusations ranged from cashing in on their slush pile to exploiting naïve authors to flooding the market with titles to diluting their brand value.
It reminds me of the old exchange:
Q: “How can you tell a true pioneer?”
A: “They have arrows sticking out their back and their front.”
At the same time, the field I work in (scientific publishing) is experimenting with a phenomenon called “author-pays […]