future of publishing

Jon Noring, on the transition from filter then publish to publish  
then filter:

> Thoughts? Alternatives? Criticisms?

Do you then see no role in the future for all of the things that  
publishers do, besides selection and marketing?

Do you think that the untrained will be able to publish (as in secure  
editing, copyediting, cover images, and text design/composition) as  
well as those with years of experience and education behind them?

What about publishers' role as venture capitalists? Investing heavily  
(see above functions, plus of course, marketing budgets) in many  
books, and relying on their skill in picking the best to improve the  
odds of success enough that the AVERAGE result (over a large number  
of titles) is a decent profit. A single title publisher, or even one  
with a small catalog, is up against odds that are likely to mean they  
lose their shirt, even when they do everything right.

I hope that ebooks don't mean the end of publishing. I THINK that  
they'll make it more important than ever. They may, though, make it  
broader based: a few thousand companies of decent size, instead of  
the five we have now.

Marion Gropen
Gropen Associates, Inc.
By-The-Question Consulting,  Tools for Publishers, & Classes
www.GropenAssoc.com
Her blog: www.GropenAssoc.com/blog




Marion Gropen
Gropen Associates, Inc.
By-The-Question Consulting,  Tools for Publishers, & Classes
www.GropenAssoc.com
Her blog: www.GropenAssoc.com/blog




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