Great thread, thanks.
This is the step where tech is the nightmare - "People want our things"
Yes, but tech and word of mouth are the only ways I see to find the people who might want to read my work.
Recommendations, stars ratings, metadata, and search engines are owned by the corporate giants and are the way readers find books for the most part.
Humphrey Archer
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