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Purpose of libraries in the digital age? By boobo on 3/5/2012
7:06:31 PM , Rating: 2 ...and we're going to go to the local
bank and say, "I've never written anything before, and I have no
assets, but can you lend me $100000 to advertise and promote
this book I've just finished writing?"  -Best- case scenario,
they would say, "Yes, but if the book fails, you'll still have
to pay us the money plus interest back."  More likely, banks
would have to get an editorial staff to check if the book is any
good, correct it and... what do you know? The banks would have
become publishers... only worse.  Without massive
advertising/promotional-travelling, only a miracle could allow a
full-time author to make a living from his books.  By Netscorer
on 3/6/2012 3:35:48 PM , Rating: 2  In the old age publishing
houses were the only way for the author to reach any substantial
audience as the publishing costs were insurmountable for all but
the most self-sufficient peopl