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> Being a third party publisher

And what is it that you publish that helps humanity?



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> they distribute is content. How's that not a publisher?

Because they are not involved in the publishing? They are a platform where the publishers engage in publishing.


> The main benefit I receive from publishers is filtering.

The main benefit I receive from my friends is filtering.

Now, the question is: do publishers or my friends do that job better?


publisher: Noun A person or company that prepares and issues books, journals, music, or other works for sale.

You are not only preparing [publishing] it. You are creating it, marketing it, and billing for it.

Are you seriously going to try to bullshit us here? You are trying to shift blame regarding the efficacy of these products onto the authors (like Burt Goldman, "the 85-year-old man who jumps across universes" as your sales page puts it), which is obviously one of the very reasons you license authors to be the face of each of these products (the other reason is because people would rather trust personalities instead of companies).

If you really cared about "reaching a billion people with enlightened ideas" you would not be selling this BS...


which company? What's the point of publishing then?

I don't understand "publisher" in this context.

Anyone?


> we’re now required to publish them if we want our name as the publisher.

That seems reasonable to me -- they're just saying that if you want to be listed as the publisher, you need to be the publisher...


> create a neutral evaluation of the goods these rivaling organisations produce

Well... They mostly facilitate the evaluation of the goods. The evaluation itself is still done by scientists and scholars that are not employed by the publishers.


> This makes them into a publisher, not a platform.

Says who? "Publisher" and "Platform" are not mutually exclusive identities.


It's the publisher.

So they are they a publisher?

What's a Publisher in this situation?

The author is a publisher, by definition.

Can someone clarify what is meant by `publisher' in this piece?

Then they are a publisher

Publishers are also corporations

+ if they are making money out of the published content. The reasoning, that they fall under "Publisher" category is logical and valid.

I think it's easier to understand the context if you replace "publishers" with "content producers".

> most would rather not volunteer for a handicap by publishing in other venues.

Why not publish in both places ?


The parent makes the point that one should use a reputable publisher. I'm arguing that publishers generally considered reputable aren't particularly different from those that are not (as the parent to that correctly notes, with fewer examples). What do you think isn't relevant?
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