Project Gutenberg 2017-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 154 Page, Walter Hines 1855 1918 Worth, Nicholas 05011693 A Publisher's Confession Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Publisher's Confession" by Walter Hines Page is a detailed examination of the publishing industry, written in the early 20th century. The text delves into various aspects of publishing, focusing on economic challenges, relationships between authors and publishers, and the overall state of literature during that time. Page expresses concern over the commercialization of publishing practices and critiques the long-standing policies regarding author royalties, especially the trend of high percentage payments leading to financial impracticalities. At the start of the book, the author presents a scenario in which a popular writer discusses contract terms with a publisher, highlighting the increasing pressure on publishers to give lucrative deals to authors. Page reflects on the unsustainable nature of high royalties, stressing that such practices disadvantage both the publisher and the author in the long run. He argues that while authors may be tempted by better rates elsewhere, a more stable and healthy relationship between authors and publishers is crucial for the success of books. The opening sets the tone for a candid exploration of the complexities within the book publishing business, suggesting that both efficiency and loyalty are paramount for maintaining the integrity of literary production. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Publishers and publishing Z Text Category: Business/Management Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 177791 2025-06-22T05:02:06.883509 text/html 153859 2024-10-23T02:12:36 text/html 254452 2025-06-22T05:02:11.077444 application/epub+zip 252159 2025-06-22T05:02:07.838520 application/epub+zip 146716 2025-06-22T05:02:07.359465 application/epub+zip 307205 2025-06-22T05:02:13.635457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282897 2025-06-22T05:02:10.625474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177922 2022-09-25T00:40:53.301362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154173 2025-06-22T05:02:06.594452 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134244 2024-10-23T02:12:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16429 2025-06-22T05:02:13.783443 application/rdf+xml 22328 2025-06-22T05:02:07.463504 image/jpeg 2393 2025-06-22T05:02:07.407473 image/jpeg 281647 2025-06-22T05:02:06.906461 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia