henry copeland:
Beyond advice and editing, one weird thing a publisher gives authors: tangible legitimacy. pllqt.it/Lxg7xJ
In 2014, when Macmillan put up a massive billboard in Manchester, I had strangers tweeting me photos; people I hardly know texting me to ask if I'd seen it. And so on. That sort of old-fashioned advertising – posters, billboards – gives your name a normalcy that can't be matched by Kindle chart positions or ebook sales. It just can't – and I'm saying that as someone who's seen both sides.
- www.futurebook.net