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As big North American publishers become ever bigger, authors lose opportunities to place their work and readers lose the chance to avail themselves of riskier books.
Publishers are increasingly relying on morals clauses to shield them from blowback should an author’s bad behaviour become public scandal.
The potential combined market clout of two major multinationals provides potential negative results for independent publishers, authors, and readers alike.
One of America’s largest publishers has decided to step away from publishing a forthcoming work by the pugilistic Misouri senator.