Nice think piece by Porter Anderson on DIY publishing and how it does / doesn’t handle R & D and the development of new authors.
As the industry morphs and struggles, it’s the kind of question the best heads need to be ready to answer: In self-publishing, with every writer working for him- or herself, where does the R & D come from?
The publishing / book industry may head down the same road as the music industry: a fractured enterprise with no centre; many small groups with small audiences that support each other.