Wow, someone isn't pleased with publishers

[Lily]

"*Your industry is f**king slow
*Your industry disrespects authors
*Your industry under-equips and disrespects editors
*Your industry is lacking basic modern technology
*Your industry uses draconian contracts with artists which destroy goodwill
*Your industry is conservative about trying new things despite being in a deathspiral (this is the most confusing one to me)
*Your industry doesn’t foster a good enough collaboration among basic functions like editing and marketing
*Everyone knows this, and thinks it’s okay “because that’s how publishing is”…
*…but it’s not okay, and we all know that deep down…
*…so, do something about it before it’s too late."

www.sebastianmarshall.com/an-open-letter-to-simon-and-schuester-ceo-carolyn-reidy

[greg]

I think most writers can relate to this, publishers are the pits.

[jacklawson]

You're right, publishers are the pits, if any other business adopted their kind of sluggishly slow and unprofessional business practices they wouldn't last in business a day. I'm glad they're getting their comeuppance from Kindle, etc.

[raemorgan]

Writers have good reason to be thoroughly pissed off at publishers.

[Lily]

I agree. Publishers do treat writers like dirt. Their business model is a recipe for failure, and that's what it has done. Nobody could honestly say they didn't have it coming. As ye sow....

But even worse than publishers, IMO, are agents. They injected themselves into the process as middle man and made life that much tougher for writers. Thank heavens for Amazon. It lets you bypass all the bs and paddle your own canoe. ;D