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With self publishing now, it is likely that unpopular works will persist. Over time there is more of a chance that anything great that was passed over will even
by robryan 14y ago
With self publishing now, it is likely that unpopular works will persist. Over time there is more of a chance that anything great that was passed over will eventually find it's audience. Whereas in the past that stuff that didn't get published may have only existed as a single or few copies and was eventually lost to the passage of time.
- danenania 14y agoThat would be great, but it assumes a writer with marketing and promotion skills. Even if a large potential audience exists for a book, reaching that audience can be very difficult, which is a big part of the value large publishers offer.
- aswanson 14y agoI am loathe to admit record labels providing any value, but they do this as well, helping good (and bad) artists rise above the noise floor to reach a mass audience.