The Problems of Publishing...

Background: "Eric Ammadon" is on the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.composition and has a rather... bombastic posting style and some unusual views with respect to publishing. He takes the word "submission" very seriously; as in, the publisher is essentially asking you to KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! and believes the publishing industry is arcane, outdated, and humiliating to even attempt to publish a book with. His most recent posts gave rise, however, to my writing a response on whether there IS a better way and laying out some of the issues. So I've included this below.

 

( Cut for your eye's convenience... )

 

 

 So concludes today's posted babbling.

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