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Re:Why most non-fiction authors don't make any money by chillfox on Sunday April 18, 2021 @05:37AM (#26851086)
They might disagree about that though.

From the outside it looks like they operate more like VCs, publish lots of books, see what sticks.

Re:Why most non-fiction authors don't make any money by ghaff on Sunday April 18, 2021 @07:25AM (#26851571)
In fairness, making things "stick" includes things like marketing, sales, and distribution. Most publishers these days do the latter two but not so much the marketing and promotion part. For example, they're not setting up book tours or sending out review copies for the most part these days.