You're correct that you no longer need to go through one of the big five publishers to get your book in front of readers. But Doctorow also says: > or just on

You're correct that you no longer need to go through one of the big five publishers to get your book in front of readers. But Doctorow also says: > or just one company that controls all the ebooks and audiobooks And this is largely true. I don't think there's any viable path for self-publishing success right now that doesn't go through Amazon.