Also: publishers aren't needed anymore They basically make money scumming celebrity crap on the market and riding the 150 years (and counting) copyright window

Also: publishers aren't needed anymore They basically make money scumming celebrity crap on the market and riding the 150 years (and counting) copyright window. With AI floods the editors and reviewers do become more important. But like music labels, one of the biggest exploiters of art and talent, the technical aspects of media delivery and production aren't held by labels or publishing houses. They are just middlemen.