Not working in the industry in any way (and never have), all I have to say to this is that e-publishing will start to fill this void, I think. I wasn't alive when there were hundreds of magazines and newspaper stands in every city and tons of book presses. The internet is providing a place for people to write, and for others to read, such as people do with blogs all the time! There are tons of small e-book presses, and they might eventually grow into something. ::shrugs:: who knows. The big players don't have to own everything. Neither do the agents.
Goodness knows I don't get all MY stories from the big three in the publishing world. I read lots of little web stories and blog stories and webcomics.
There's lots of opportunities out there, if you just look for them. The only reason to worry about the agents is if you're worried about getting into the big presses, and then well - you play that game, you play by those rules. ::shrugs::
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Date: 2009-04-21 03:12 am (UTC)Goodness knows I don't get all MY stories from the big three in the publishing world. I read lots of little web stories and blog stories and webcomics.
There's lots of opportunities out there, if you just look for them. The only reason to worry about the agents is if you're worried about getting into the big presses, and then well - you play that game, you play by those rules. ::shrugs::