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JK Rowling is a great example where big publishers can miss the boat. She was rejected by no less than 12 publishers for Harry Potter. Bloomsbury, Rowling's ind
by joubert 17y ago
JK Rowling is a great example where big publishers can miss the boat. She was rejected by no less than 12 publishers for Harry Potter. Bloomsbury, Rowling's independent publisher owes much of their success to the Harry Potter series.
- dagw 17y agoThe interesting question is how much of JK Rowling's success does she owe to Bloomsbury? If she'd given up after her first 10 rejections and tried to self-publish would any of us ever have heard of her? I think a lot of people underestimate the amount sales and marketing work publishers do.
- joubert 17y agoI suspect it was highly symbiotic, in addition to winning all those writing contests.
- jacquesm 17y agoEffectively that turns the whole argument on its head, after all, it's not like the whole world had heard of 'Bloomsbury' before Harry Potter, but now they have. Seems to me as though the author made the reputation of the publishers.