‘Why Do Traditional Publishers Hate Authors So Much?’ by Joel Comm
Joel Comm’s latest blog post is titled “Why Do Traditional Publishers Hate Authors So Much?”. Comm says, “There’s no question that traditional publishing houses have been putting an unfair squeeze on authors for decades. So much so that others have compared it to holding onto slave labor. Unfair? You be the judge. The similarities are there. The list of atrocities against writers is long and well documented. There is no arguing that they’ve throttled writers with unfair commissions and contracts and gatekeeping for far too long. But finally, it’s all starting... [...]