> I'm talking about forcing an industry that's crucial and operating badly to step their game up. No you're not. They're not banging on your door to work with

> I'm talking about forcing an industry that's crucial and operating badly to step their game up. No you're not. They're not banging on your door to work with you. They don't care about your business and they certainly won't want to hear your advice. Self-publishing your book is not some big, noble game-changing stand that is going to topple the publishing industry. A disinterested observer might call all of this a tantrum... It's simply not that easy to get people to "step their game up". It generally requires higher status: a powerful negotiating position, sense of shared purpose or dictatorial leadership over them. You have neither. What you do have is your own time and your own life. Use this wisely: don't waste any of your effort reacting to people in this way. If you truly wish to get them to "step their game up" then create a startup and directly compete with them. Self-publishing will take a while to scale but a startup could act as a catalyst... Distilled, here's my advice: When you're angry at people but lack an actionable plan on how to deal with them ignore them. Instead: find what you can control and use it to create value.