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While the story itself might be art, the book, ebook, audiobook or DVD is a product. Publishers aren't producing art, they are in the business of distributing.
by mstolpm 12y ago
While the story itself might be art, the book, ebook, audiobook or DVD is a product. Publishers aren't producing art, they are in the business of distributing. (Most don't even sell to the customer but need either the bookstore or Amazon to do so.)
- markbnj 12y agoRight, but the comment I was referring to wasn't about distribution. It was about the limitations of the method of production, which, obviously are real and inherent (imho). What caught my eye was the offhand comment about not having found a "better" way to produce content (even going so far as to note that collaborations don't necessarily lead to greater efficiencies).
- edavison1 12y agoWriters, including critically acclaimed ones, can't produce their art without a legit publishing house making sure that their books are readable. There is a long chain of people in publishing working to ensure you maintain that perception, so I guess that's on them, but everyone knows they're awful distributors and most of the value they create comes from elsewhere in the 'creative' process.