There are countless ways for editors to make money for their
publishers that have absolutely nothing to do with the vox
populi.
Aside from which, a lot of publishers cater to niche markets
these days, so the vox populi would seem an unlikely
inspiration.
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Robison
To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Spillane and
misogyny
Al Guthrie wrote:
My problem with this argument, Miker, is that the
vox
populi doesn't determine what gets published.
Editors
do.
***********
One of the primary functions of an editor is to
make
money for the company he works for. That
implies
knowing what the people want. If his tastes
differ
drastically from the people who buy and read
books,
he's on shaky ground and better have his resume
in
order.
miker
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