Publishing - one author's viewpoint

I spotted Charlie Stross muttering on the publishing industry and thought literary types might find his musings interesting. This is a guy who makes a living from his novels and even though you may not be a SF fan - he seems to know publishing. These six reasonably long and articulate blog entries explain how publishing works

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/02/common-misconception...

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/02/cmap-2-how-books-are...

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/02/cmap-3-how-books-are...

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/03/cmap-4-territories-t...

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/03/cmap-5-why-books-are...

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/03/cmap-6-why-did-you-p...