No. Most of them have had good things to say about their editors too. And again, they are not doing with a profit motive in mind, and self-publishing can confli

No. Most of them have had good things to say about their editors too. And again, they are not doing with a profit motive in mind, and self-publishing can conflict with other goals, e.g. prestige. Publishers also help your book stand out from the Pakt hordes. Not that all of Pakt is bad, but a lot of people are unwilling to even look at books from there.