3 ms·Do we really need publishers anymore?by tap-snap-or-nap 2y agoDo we really need publishers anymore?bloak 2y agoThey are useful for quality control when the author is not well known.ghaff 2y agoAs someone who has both independently published and gone through a technical publisher, there’s still a stamp of approval, fully deserved or not, associated with your book being published by a known name.