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Re:Black Swan Farming by danenania on Monday September 10, 2012 @05:01AM (#4498909)
That 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.
Re:Black Swan Farming by aswanson on Monday September 10, 2012 @12:06PM (#4500482)
I 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.