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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Ask me about being an Editor at a Small, Traditional Publishing Company!
 
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Kopijeger
Feb 14, 2010

Whovian Bookworm posted:

Did you know J.K. Rowling only got a 1500 pound advance for the first Harry Potter book? And it got rejected by 12 companies before someone gave her that tiny advance. S

I have been wondering about this phenomenon: what causes multiple publishers to misjudge the book market to such a serious degree? Is it simply a conservative, over-catious mindset that creates an aversion to publish anything that is unlike existing bestsellers?

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