
It surprises many outside the business to learn that publishing actually does not know how many books are out there. We don’t know how many books are self-published. We don’t know how many authors are engaging in the marketplace. Imagine the auto industry without its serial numbers, unable to count or identify its cars — that’s book publishing today.
By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson
Writing on the Ether: It Just Got Even More Expensive To Make Your Book “Visible”
Originally published by Thought Catalog at www.ThoughtCatalog.com

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