'Literary' agent David Godwin (of DGA) came to India bearing warnings: with "big publishers becoming a major force in the industry" he predicted: 'India will become dumping ground for American literature'.
I'm not exactly sure what his theory is, but, hey, it's a great headline. And it's nice to see someone believe: "these big, monolithic publishing houses are extremely powerful and it's a terrific problem".
I'd love to see a more detailed report -- I don't think/hope that they're quite doing him justice with quotes such as: "The e-publishing industry, he said, is a 'tricky business' when it comes to writers getting paid but is a good option for making their work visible and available" -- but at least it should help stir things up.
I'm not exactly sure what his theory is, but, hey, it's a great headline. And it's nice to see someone believe: "these big, monolithic publishing houses are extremely powerful and it's a terrific problem".
I'd love to see a more detailed report -- I don't think/hope that they're quite doing him justice with quotes such as: "The e-publishing industry, he said, is a 'tricky business' when it comes to writers getting paid but is a good option for making their work visible and available" -- but at least it should help stir things up.