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Just to mention, this is all known by people in the publishing industry... just not known outside it as heavily. IE, nobody knows what books will be huge and w
by bwb 4y ago
Just to mention, this is all known by people in the publishing industry... just not known outside it as heavily.
IE, nobody knows what books will be huge and which won't.
- ghaff 4y agoSee also films outside of established properties--which, of course, is why you end up with the Marvel and Star Wars universes.
- bombcar 4y agoThe cost to bet vs potential payoff seems much higher on the publishing size - any book could be the next Harry Potter but you probably won’t pay Stephen King amounts for it.
- ghaff 4y agoPretty much any theatrical release film is going to be in at least the millions and many/most are in the $10s of millions to create. For a book, probably cut that by three orders of magnitude. Of course, that also means it's a lot easier to find a publisher than a studio. Or to self-publish vs. create and release your own film (where you won't even have access to theatrical channels for the most part).
- bombcar 4y agoYeah, closer would be acquiring the rights to a script, but deciding to produce a movie really means they’re dedicating some serious cash. If a book doesn’t sell, they’re out the advance and some pulp, which they can likely recycle.
- ghaff 4y agoYeah, "development hell" is basically the result of scripts and moving towards actually producing a film is, for the most part, however lengthy and painful, mostly in the cost noise vs. actually shooting a film.
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- throwaway290 4y agoDid the author claim this is somehow new to insiders? The original headline said the trial is "ripping the lid off" the industry, which is spot on.