What an independent publisher can't do

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Fiction writer Tricia Drammeh calls independent publishers a "plague" and writes that the services they promise aren't worth their prices: "Any author can hire an editor, commission cover art, and outsource formatting. We all have access to print on demand services, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. So why do we need a publisher? We don’t. Why give up control of your book and a percentage of royalties to someone who doesn’t have any more clout in the industry than you do?"

April 9, 2013

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