August 2008
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The Mole
Publish and be Out to Lunch
August 2008
Many people complain about publishers. Authors complain about being neglected, readers about being misled by blurbs and hype, reviewers about bad or non-existent editing, literary editors about general inefficiency, and nearly everyone who has ever tried to contact a publisher about not finding them in their offices – and not having their calls or emails returned.
The author is a veteran publisher
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