If the folks in traditional publishing have not figured out by now that most self-publishing authors stopped listening to what they had to say after they kept rejecting their and making them feel like less, than I think they are in for a big surprise in the coming decade.
Self-publishing writers are not going to be flocking to the doors of traditional publishing houses to avail themselves of new self-publishing services.
And the idea that they would, with all of the technology and assistance that is now widely and inexpensively available, is just silly.
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In the coming years, writers will care less and less about publishing brands and care more and more about their own name as a brand. Anyone who is not viewing aspiring authors as a brands that might potentially change the world is just sleepwalking.
