book publishers
3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 1, 2016 by Steve Olsher · across every show →
Everything said about book publishers, oldest first
Jul 1, 2016 negative
Traditional book publishers act as mere printers without providing distribution value
“And frankly, you know, there's self published, there's hybrid publishers and there's traditional. I've done all three. And at the end of the day, publishers are nothing more than printers. You know, so, I mean, all they do is print, you know, the books for you…”
Jul 1, 2016
Publishing advances rely entirely on an author's existing platform over agents
“Agent is, I mean, it's part of the battle, my brother, but it's really all about platform. I mean, I hate to use Michael Hyatt's term and everybody else, and you know that term, but it's, it truly is about, if you can push a button to make shit happen, you're …”