publishers

In responses to Dolamore, and some references to Healy and Jemisin's posts, I've seen this underlying assumption that the authors should be speaking up against their publishers in public; one comment was that they should "have the readers' backs" and not "side with" the publishers**.

What authors can and can't do (more on whitewashed covers) shweta_narayan 2010

"I have evidence that Viking Penguin publishers is deliberately removing my name from books on the Beat generation and Jack Kerouac," said Nicosia, 57, who lives in Corte Madera with his wife and two children.

Windmills 2007

"I have evidence that Viking Penguin publishers is deliberately removing my name from books on the Beat generation and Jack Kerouac," said Nicosia, 57, who lives in Corte Madera with his wife and two children.

July 2007 2007

Jan Harp Domene, national president of the Parent Teacher Association, decries what she calls publishers '"shock tactics" to reach young males.

Problem: Boys Don't Like to Read. 2008

(Where are the publishers is a completely different question!)

Rani Manicka Sharon Bakar 2004

Certain publishers thought the idea of teenagers being heroes was only good for sidekicks!

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How to grow a small blog 2009

Perhaps it could be argued that there is a heirarchy among publishers of poetry, certain publishers on whose list many poets would like to be included, but this is a heirarchy of community esteem, as Silliman might put it, not a heirarchy based on "marketing budgets" and "clout" with bookstores or newspaper book reviews.

Poetry 2010

It also hopes to bring in publishers of books, comic books, and blogs.

Conde Nast, Time, and other magazine giants sign digital deal 2009

Besides poor concepts and queries, I think the main reason that beginning authors get repeatedly rejected by publishers is because they (incorrectly) think that they only need to build an audience once they get published.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How to Pace a Scene More Quickly 2009

Your relationship with publishers is dictated by your audience.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Writers are dispensable; readers are not 2009