Opinion - Why Book Publishers Hate Authors

Friday 24th May

Why Book Publishers Hate Authors

Posted at 8:00AM Wednesday 14 Nov 2012

Publishing houses despise authors and are doing everything they can to make their lives miserable. Here's why.

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