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I bounced on that book pretty quickly, so maybe I need to give it another attempt. It started off so generic and, "Here are my expert qualifications and anecdot
by 3eb7988a1663 2y ago
I bounced on that book pretty quickly, so maybe I need to give it another attempt. It started off so generic and, "Here are my expert qualifications and anecdotes".
- Seattle3503 2y agoYeah I rolled my eyes at that, but publishers basically require the front 10% of non-fiction be like that. It's for the people walking through book stores and picking up books to browse.
- ilrwbwrkhv 2y agoThats why we need disruption in the books publishing industry
- ghaff 2y agoYou have it. You can self-publish. Publishers are not actually idiots. By and large, they know what sells.
- ilrwbwrkhv 2y agoSelf publishing doesn't work because there is no filter for quality or editing.
- ghaff 2y agoI guess I'm not sure what you mean by "doesn't work." I've gone through publishers and self-published. They come with different tradeoffs including the complaints about how publishers want a book to flow as described upthread. Reviews are at least something of a filter.
- sharmi 2y ago[dead]