Amazon vs. Hachette, David vs. Golaith or the reverse?
http://maglomaniac.com/david-versus-goliath-amazon-versus-hachette-reverse/ POLITICS AND NEWS 0 David Versus Goliath: Amazon Versus Hachette, Or The Reverse? Written by: Susan Weinstein 2014/06/09 5:45 AM Having spent my working life in the publishing industry, I have seen the roles of David and Goliath reverse quite a few times. Everyone likes to root for the underdog. The iconography is gratifyingly familiar. The smart boy with the slingshot aims his pebble at the forehead of the evil giant. His aim is true, the giant crashes to the ground. In the late 70’s, when I entered publishing, the giant was the old “boys’ club” of New York publishers. It was an aristocracy of literary men, who dedicated themselves to making culture through publishing books, and legendary editors, like Max Perkins, were aspirational icons. John Updike, Philip Roth, Salinger (you know the names) were anointed by The New Yorker. Editors at big publishing houses were rev...