Publishing’s dead… long live publishing …syndicated post from @robertpfrench (via The Masquerade Crew)
Buffer The following is syndicated from the website of Robert P. French and is posted here with permission. Well of course, book publishing is not dead but, without doubt, it is terminally ill with no cure in sight. Taking off my author’s hat, I have been looking at publishing with my business eyes…
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