publishing

2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 6, 2019 by Hugh Howey · across every show →

Everything said about publishing, oldest first

Aug 6, 2019 negative
Assertion Supported
Howey: Overhead and Marketing Drive Book Costs Far More Than Printing
“The, most of the cost is the overhead they have for their, you know, stupid building in, in Manhattan, which is the dumbest place To set up a publishing empire, but that's where they've decided to do it. And the editorial costs and the promotion and marketing …”
Hugh Howey Aug 6, 2019 ▶ 1:28:40 #63 Hugh Howey: Winning at the Self-publishing Game
Aug 6, 2019 positive
Insight
Howey: Freedom of choice in book production beats publishers' economies of scale
“I would much rather choose my own editor than sign with a publisher and just get stuck with whatever editor they assigned to me. And I think freedom of choice is better than economies of scale.”
Hugh Howey Aug 6, 2019 ▶ 1:06:31 #63 Hugh Howey: Winning at the Self-publishing Game
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