Funny contrafactual explanation of book publishing
The folks at Macmillan digital in NYC produced this thigh-slapping contrafactual account of the internal workings of book publishing. I especially like the idea that "Second Life and World of Warcraft Avatars" constitute the bulk to digital publicity spending, and result in the majority of book sales.
From the Typewriter to the Bookstore: A Publishing Story
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