Weighing the Value of the Literary Agent in the Digital Age
As more authors pursue self-publishing, the role of agents is being reconsidered and redefined.
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Ashlock echoed Gottlieb's sentiment by defining the new agent as a "radical mediator": a person who not only must mediate with the publisher, but with every other aspect of the value chain. "The publishing value chain is no longer a linear chain, from author to agent to publisher to retailer. It is more of a web. There are multiple ways to get from point A to point B."
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Ellen Harvey
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Ellen Harvey is a freelance writer and editor who covers the latest technologies and strategies reshaping the publishing landscape. She previously served as the Senior Editor at Publishing Executive and Book Business.
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